Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies Recipe - Every Day with Rachael Ray

Peanut Butter Pretzel Cookies Recipe - Every Day with Rachael Ray:
"INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup smooth peanut butter
2 eggs, at room temperature
 1/3 cup unsalted roasted peanuts,
 chopped 6 cups miniature pretzels, chopped

DIRECTIONS:
1. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment. Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350°. In a bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda.

Using an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar and peanut butter on medium speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture, beating until just combined; stir in the peanuts.

Place the pretzels in a bowl. Using a 1 1/2-inch-diameter cookie scoop and working in batches, drop a few balls of dough in the bowl and toss to coat. Place the cookies on the prepared pans. Bake, rotating the pans after 10 minutes, until golden but still soft to the touch, about 15 minutes. Let cool slightly before transferring to racks to cool."

Peanut Butter Bars

from Tina at Carrots-n-Cake

The best part about these Peanut Buttery Bars is that they only require 5 ingredients (chocolate chips optional) and take just 20 minutes to make- start to finish.

Ingredients:



1.5 cups old fashioned oats

1/2 all-purpose flour

1/2 cup agave nectar (I think I might try honey instead)

1 egg

1/2 cup smooth peanut butter

1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350*F degrees. Spray 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.

In a large mixing bowl, combine ingredients until smooth.

Spread batter in prepared baking pan, and bake for approximately 15-18 minutes until the top of the bars begin to brown.

Let bars cool completely in pan before cutting.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Nut Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Nut Cookies
(from Aimee at I Tri to Be Me)

* 1/3C almond/cashew/peanut butter 

* 2Tbl. canola oil

* 3/4C raw sugar

* 1/3C soymilk

* 1tsp. vanilla extract

* 1C whole wheat flour

* 1/2tsp. baking soda

* 1/2tsp. salt

* 1C rolled oats

* 2/3C chocolate chips

* 1/2C chopped walnuts/macadamia nuts (I used walnuts)



Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. Mix together all the ingredients from almond butter to vanilla extract.

3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, salt, oats, and chopped nuts.

4. Combine the dry ingredients with the wet and mix until just combined.

5. Fold in the chocolate chips

6. Drop by Tablespoonfuls onto a cookie sheet

7. Bake 10-12 minutes. Note: these cookies do not spread out like regular cookies, so it's kind of hard to tell if they're done. Just keep checking on them to make sure they don't burn.

I made this on 3/28/10, and they were delish.  I used peanut butter.  Next time I will try the recipe with less sugar.