Peanut Cookies are a childhood fond memory. Opening the lunchbox in search of these delicious treats. They do contain nuts. These biscuits/cookies are easy to produce and freezable. Serve as snacks, lunch boxes and picnics. I add raisins to the recipe but dried apricot give a lovely sweetness.
Peanut Cookies
Easy to do and delicious. Everybody enjoys these cookies
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Add to CollectionServings: 10 biscuits
Calories: 381kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup peanuts dry roasted or salted
- 2 cups raisins or other dried fruit
- 2 cups oats rolled/instant
- 2 cups rice cereal such as Rice Krispies
- ½ cup peanut butter creamy or crunchy
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Cover an 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Mix the peanuts, raisins, oats, rice cereal in a large bowl.
- Combine peanut butter, brown sugar and honey in a microwaveable bowl and cook on High until bubbling.
- Add vanilla essence and stir until blended.
- Pour the mixture over the dry ingredients and stir thoroughly until coated.
- Pour the mixture to the baking pan and press down firmly.
- Let stand for about 1 hour to harden.
- Cut into bars.
Nutrition
Calories: 381kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 114mg | Potassium: 459mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 4mg
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