Peanut Butter Chocolate/Carob Chip Cookies

Starting to believe that cookies are a wonderful after-school snack....and of course I have to make protein-packed, healthy versions. The kids devoured these and never knew there were carob chips in them (I ran out of chocolate chips)! This recipe was adapted from this one: 

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup peanut butter (or other nut butter)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sugar (or replace with 1/4 cup honey and reduce milk to 2 Tbs)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2/3 cup oat flour
• 1/2 cup dry milk powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 c. chocolate chips (or carob chips or raisins)

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cream together peanut butter, egg, milk, sugar, and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, combine oat flour, dry milk powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add flour mixture to the wet ingredients and beat until well combined.
• Fold in chocolate chips.
• Scoop dough out by heaping spoonful and place on a cooking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes, until cookies are set and lightly browned.  Allow to cool for one minute before transferring to a cooling rack.

Try this version - cashew butter, almond extract, honey, chocolate chips and dried cherries. Wouldn't mind some coconut in there somewhere, too....