Eat Skinny Be Skinny: Oil/Butter FREE Peanut Butter Choc. Chip Cookies

08.11.11
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And I win for the longest title in the history of blogging! Wahoo! Does anyone have a badge for that?

So friends, I had full intentions of blogging the amazing dinner I made on Tuesday today, BUT, I got sidetracked and found something else to talk about [what a shocker, right?]. But trust me ya’ll, this recipe I’m about to show you is totally worthy of stealing the spotlight.

Oh hey there, you delicious looking pile of cookies. BUT, do not be fooled. These aren’t your typical peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. They have super powers, you see. They are made with NO butter, NO oil and NO weird applesauce cohesive AND still taste absolutely incredible. Yep, told you, they are MAGIC!

I had a mean craving for something sweet but didn’t to derail how well I’ve been doing weight loss wise (down 2 pounds this week!) so I decided to try this recipe that I had bookmarked from Handle the Heat. First off, please check out that blog. It’s absolutely the cutest thing ever. Secondly, make these cookies. Thirdly (is this a word?) eat them. Oh and you have to serve them with a glass of cold milk. I  mean, who doesn’t eat their cookies with milk?

I made a few adjustments to the recipe. I added vanilla and some chopped walnuts!

Yields 12-14 cookies.

Butter/Oil Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

CLICK HERE FOR THE PRINTABLE VERSION OF THIS RECIPE.

What You’ll Need:

  • 1 cup of low fat smooth peanut butter (I used SKIPPY! because I  like the name)
  • 1 cup of brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup oats
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1/2 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1-2 tablespoons of crushed walnuts

How to Make Them:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a cookie sheet using cooking spray.
  • Mix peanut butter & brown sugar in a small mixing bowl with an electric mixer until fully blended.

  • Stir in eggs, one at a time until fully mixed. Then add flour, baking soda, vanilla, cinnamon, salt and oats until fully mixed. Stir in chocolate chips.

  • Using an spoon, scoop balls onto the cookie sheet. Press the cookie balls down with the bottom of the spoon to press them down.  Bake for 12-14 minutes or until tops are golden brown.
  • Serve with milk and extra chocolate chips!

I absolutely love this recipe because it has NO added fat. You get that fat and protein from a much healthier source, the peanut butter! These definitely rival my low fat chocolate chip cookies.

Nutritional information per 1 cookie: 150 calories, 7 grams of fat, 18 grams of carbohydrates and 4 grams of protein.

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  1. Posted by Alida @ Alida's Kitchen on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 I love anything peanut butter and chocolate, and how awesome of you to make my favorite combination into a healthy little cookie.  Yum!
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  2. Posted by Epatterson1223 on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 I didn't see the measurments for chocolate chips!
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    • Posted by claire gallam on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 ahh! I'm a space cadette. Let me fix this.
    • Posted by admin on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 thank you again for pointing that out, just updated!
  3. Posted by Kelly on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 Oh wow these cookies look so delicious!  I love that they are oil and butter free!! :)
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  4. Posted by Kate@Diethood.com on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 I want that entire stack! Oh wait...the entire batch!! These look divine!
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  5. Posted by Erin on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 These cookies look wonderful!  I love that they just have normal ingredients in them!
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  6. Posted by Maris Callahan on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 ooh what I wouldn't give for one of these right now!
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  7. Posted by Lauren on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 Yum! love a good chocolate chip recipe. Just a great excuse to eat more chocolate and pb :)
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  8. Posted by Cassie on Friday, August 12th, 2011 These sound awesome, can't wait to try them. I love having options like cookies without oil/butter. Awesome post!
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  9. Posted by Sarah on Friday, August 12th, 2011 Sounds super healthy!
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  10. Posted by Ann on Friday, August 12th, 2011 Fabulous cookies!  Also - congratulations for the longest blog title!  
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  11. Posted by Jessica Trimble on Friday, August 12th, 2011 Ok. I'm making these this weekend. Mmmm 
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  12. Posted by Food Jaunts on Friday, August 12th, 2011 I love the idea of these!  I'm definitely going to have to try them soon.  That way my husband feels like he's getting a treat and I'm happy that they're not loaded with fat.  Thanks!
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  13. Posted by Kelsey on Sunday, August 14th, 2011 Skippy has always been my favourite- and i agree, the name is the selling point really :)

    These are fantastic! and they don't look healthified at all- extra bonus!

    xoxo <3
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  14. Posted by TammyJo Eckhart, PhD on Sunday, August 14th, 2011 Could you just use natural peanut butter?  That tends to have less sugars and the fats in peanut butter aren't bad for you.
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    • Posted by Claire Gallam10 on Sunday, August 14th, 2011 Hey Tammy! Yes, I ussually always buy natural but veered away for this recipe. Sometimes it's fun to use ingredients you ate as a kid, don't you think? Thanks for the comment!
  15. Posted by Nami | Just One Cookbook on Sunday, August 21st, 2011 These cookies are exactly what I needed right now... I love them even more when lots of chocolate and oats are in them.  Delicious!
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  16. Posted by alex on Friday, August 26th, 2011 this is a dream cookie! yum!
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  17. Posted by Elies Lie on Monday, September 5th, 2011 I will sure make this soon! choco + peanut + walnut + oats = love it!
    Great photo!
    Nice to meet u claire :)Tq for sharing the recipe! ;) 
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  18. Posted by Suzanne Weaver on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 HOw many cookies does this recipe make, and do you hae the fiber content?  Thanks.
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    • Posted by claire on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 I don't know fiber content but it makes about 12-14 cookies, varies on how big you make them.
    • Posted by alyssa on Sunday, October 21st, 2012 if you want fiber, add flax!
  19. Posted by bianca on Friday, November 4th, 2011 Yum these look delicious! I'm going to make these with my lactose-intolerant best friend :) love your blog!
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  20. Posted by Vivienne1818 on Sunday, February 5th, 2012 AMAZING! I just made these and they are divine! My husband has a dairy allergy, so these were perfect for him. I have made other "healthier" peanut butter cookies in the past, but these are by far the best. Thanks for the recipe!
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  21. Posted by Getwaroo on Saturday, February 11th, 2012 Tastes great I had low sodium peanut butter and when I added the sugar it looked really dry so I added 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce.They came out soft like muffins.....so the recipe could also be turned into chocolate chip muffins!
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  22. Posted by Rebecca Schreuder on Wednesday, June 6th, 2012 I made these but my batter was crumbly. I wonder if it's because I used natural peanut butter? They still tasted good though.
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  23. Posted by Brandais Rose on Monday, June 25th, 2012 these are soooo yummy! i added a little more flour and oats then the recipe asks for (i also used basic bleach flour) and they turned out just like the pictures! very pretty cookies!! thanks!
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  24. Posted by Laura Cassidy on Saturday, June 30th, 2012 I made these last night using almond butter, almonds and Splenda baking blend... THEY WERE AMAAAAAAZINGGG!!!
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  25. Posted by Cameron on Sunday, July 15th, 2012 I can't wait to make these!!! But just so you know you forgot to say when to add the chocolate chips but I have a feeling of when to put in
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    • Posted by cgallam10 on Monday, July 16th, 2012 THANKs for the heads up! Just updated :)
  26. Posted by Lizzy on Thursday, August 16th, 2012 I just made these tonight and they were absolutely to die for!!! I could hardly contain myself after I tasted the dough. It's a miracle any made it into the oven, but I'm sure glad they did! They had the perfect texture...chewy on the inside and crispy around the edges. And I love that they didn't taste or feel greasy, like cookies made with butter do. I used 1/2 whole grain spelt flour and 1/2 regular spelt flour. I also left out the walnuts and used a Dutch peanut butter that has tiny chunks of peanuts in it. I'm not a big fan of cinnamon, so I reduced it to 1/8 tsp, but next time I'd just leave it out all together. These are my new favorite cookies! Thank you thank you!
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  27. Posted by Leslie on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 Hi, I'm a dietitian and I'm sure no one wants to hear another side...but low fat does not equate to low calories. Calories from any nutrient (protein, carbohydrate, fat) are still calories. Everyone needs to take in around 25% of their daily calories from fat..preferrably in the form of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat. As an alternative, eat some fruit. You could eat 2 small apples in place of 1 cookie and get lots of fiber and beneficial phytochemicals.
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    • Posted by claire on Thursday, October 11th, 2012 Yes, very true. But I'm all about indulging once in a while. If i want to eat a cookie, I'll probably eat a cookie. What I love about these is there aren't any additional fat sources, like butter or oil, and just get the moistness from the PB.
    • Posted by ans on Sunday, December 30th, 2012 How are there no fats or oils in the recipe when one of the major ingredients used is full of hydrogenated vegetable oils(GMO!) Does anyone else see this? I'm sorry, but I must have visited the wrong page in search of a healthy recipe.
    • Posted by Alyssa on Sunday, October 21st, 2012 That's silly - she wants a desert- not an apple. But I would improve the healthiness of this recipe by using a peanut butter made with only peanuts. Don't be fooled- skippy contains sugars, weird added oil sources, and other strange ingredients. the alternative- peanut butter made with only peanuts contains none of that garbage but natural peanuts and their natural oils.
  28. Posted by Maria Chabral on Sunday, October 14th, 2012 Love Love Love this recipe! Thank you for this, because I've been looking a recipe that doesn't use oil or applesauce. The cookie is moist.
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  29. Posted by Lucy Girl on Monday, November 5th, 2012 Amazing! I use the Splenda brown sugar mix instead of regular, and I always forget to convert the measurements. This means that my cookies had twice as much brown sugary sweetness. They are to die for and will still be yummy even with less Splenda. So excited to have found a recipe without oil and butter. Also, I'm glad there is no applesauce in it since that generally turns cookies more-so into muffins and I am not a fan of that.
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  30. Posted by AstonishingB on Saturday, November 24th, 2012 I made these without the walnuts and they turned out fantastic thanks I ended up with 23 cookies and they ended up being two points a cookie on weight watchers thanks for the recipe!
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  31. Posted by Ruthie O on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 Ah-ma-zing! Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. My husband and I made these tonight, and we are 100% addicted to these healthier cookies!
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  32. Posted by Haylan Thurman on Sunday, February 24th, 2013 I just made these cookies, and they are absolutely to die for. I won't make my chocolate chip cookies any other way again!
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  33. Posted by sydney on Tuesday, March 5th, 2013 I love this recipe, best butter/oil free recipe. Just made these, amazing!!
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  34. Posted by Felicia on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 I made these. I used Krema natural peanut butter (my favorite), and dark chocolate chips! Yummy! Next time I will omit the cinnamon (don't really care for it with peanut butter), but didn't stop me from eating them! Thanks!
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  35. Posted by Felicia on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 I forgot to say I used whole wheat pastry flour and sea salt, no nuts...
    my new go to cookie!
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  36. Posted by Grace on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 I was looking for a good butter free peanut butter cookie recipe and I found yours!
    I gave your recipe a try and they are just divine. Slight crunch on the outside and chewy on the inside. Thank you so much! :-)
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  37. Posted by Sophie on Saturday, March 16th, 2013 i bought some Skippy and wanted to make cookies because the pots are so big found this and decides i was using this recipe because you used Skippy and Skippy is the BEST
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  38. Posted by Micki on Saturday, April 20th, 2013 Hmm, I agree with someone else who pointed out the hydrogenated fats in the peanut butter of choice. Also, there is quite a lot of refined sugar (in the PB and the brown sugar), which in many nutritionists opinions, is worse than fats. Fats are an essential component of our diets. Eatin days satiate you more completely and you end up eating far less.

    Sorry, I recommend reading up on the importance of fat to the human body. You might find that being sugar-fearing is more helpful for weight loss than being fat-fearing.

    All the best.
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