Just the title of this recipe makes my mouth water. My sweet tooth has been in high gear lately, so I apologize for another sweet recipe. OK, maybe I don’t.
It’s kind of rare to find existing dessert recipes that contain a majority of real ingredients. Usually, I have to try to substitute artificial ingredients for real ones – and that’s really tough when it comes to baking. Cooking is much easier to adapt.
So, when I came across this one my eyes widened with delight and I clicked the “Pin It” button as fast as I could. Yes, this recipe contains brown sugar and chocolate chips, but the rest of the ingredients are real. Bonus: the oats, peanut butter, and whole wheat flour are wholesome.
I’ve made these once before as bar cookies and they were delicious. I froze half of the baked batch and ate them cold – also delicious! It goes without saying that my kids dig them, too – in very limited moderation, though, because of the brown sugar.
This time around my square pan was in the dishwasher, so I improvised and decided to use a pie pan to make a cookie pie. The results were just as good – if not better. This would make a great dessert for a birthday celebration or a dinner party. To step it up a notch, you could top it with a thin layer of homemade chocolate pudding/frosting, or serve it a la mode with vanilla ice cream (we use Breyer’s natural vanilla).
This recipe would also be a great alternative to store-bought cookie cakes. Just use a pizza pan (either metal or foil/disposable) and decrease the baking time.
Odds are you have all of the ingredients in your pantry and fridge right now which makes me love this recipe even more.
Enjoy!
This recipe looks DELICIOUS, two of my favorite things ~ peanut butter and chocolate.!!! I have all the ingredients on hand so I will be making this soon.