Peanut Butter Crunch Cookies Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Peanut Butter Crunch Cookies Recipe | MyRecipes
Servings: 36
Snack

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Darcy Lenz Triple the peanut butter, triple the fun! Make dessert fun for the whole family with these ooey-gooey treats.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 7.9 ounces (about 1 3/4 cups) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup lightly crushed peanut butter-flavored cereal (such as Barbara's Peanut Butter Puffins)
  • 1/4 cup unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts
  • Parchment paper
  • 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 °. Combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy. Add egg; beat just until blended. Beat in flour, baking soda, and salt.
  2. Beat 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter into cookie dough at medium speed. Stir in cereal and peanuts. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Drizzle 3 tablespoons melted peanut butter over cooled cookies.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Nuts.

Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.

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