Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

One of my favorite things about vegan baking is that you are not limited to the quantity of the egg. For this reason I often make a cookie (yes, a cookie) on a whim - mixing together a little of this and a little of that and enjoying whatever it happens to be. Aaron requested an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie the other day so I modified our makeshift recipe to make an entire batch because the single cookie was pretty darn good. And I added peanut butter because how could a cookie not be better with peanut butter in it? If peanut butter isn't your thing, substitute oil, applesauce, or a different nut butter.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (makes 16-18 cookies)

1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup oats
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 Tbls. vegan butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup peanut butter, melted
1/4 cup + 2 Tbls. soy milk
1/2 Tbls. vanilla extract
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350F. In a small bowl mix together the dry ingredients and set aside.

In a large bowl beat together the rest of the ingredients except for the chocolate chips.

Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, then stir in the chocolate chips.

Drop tablespoons of cookie dough onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake for 16 minutes and cool on a wire rack.