These breakfast cookies made with oats, peanut butter, and whole grain crispy cereal are hearty with a delicious chew and crunch. This recipe makes a ton of cookies, plus it's easy to customize with your favorite healthy add-ins. Perfect to grab and go!
2 cups white sugar (see note)
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup butter
½ cup water
2 tablespoons vanilla extract or to taste
2 large eggs
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt or to taste
1 ½ cups rolled oats
1 ½ cups raisins or chopped dried apricots
6 cups toasted whole grain oat cereal rings (such as Cheerios)
Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Mix sugar, peanut butter, butter, water, vanilla, and eggs together in a very large bowl until smooth.
Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into cookie batter. Mix in oats and raisins, then carefully stir in cereal.
Drop 1/2 cupfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets, spacing cookies about 4 inches apart. Flatten cookies to 1 inch thick.
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned at the edges, about 10 to 12 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheets for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
Enjoy!
