Peanut Butter-oatmeal Bites

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Eggs, Dairy		Desserts, Miamiherald	32	Cookies

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4	c	Old-fashioned oats
2	T	Unsalted butter, softened
1/2	c	Crunchy peasnut butter
1/4	c	Packed light-brown sugar
1		Egg, beaten
2	T	Milk
1	t	Vanilla extract
3/4	c	Pitted dates, chopped
1	c	All-purpose flour
1/2	t	Baking powder
1/2	t	Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Prehaet oven to 350 degrees F.  Spread the oats on a baking sheet, and
toast for 5 minutes, stirring once. Let cool. In a mixing bowl, stir
together the butter and peasnut butter, Stir in the brown sugar. Stir
int he egg, then the milk and vanilla.  Stir in the dates, then the
oats. Stir the flour, baking soda and salt together, then add to the
peanut butter mixture, stirring just to combine. Press the dough into
ungreased minature muffin tins filling them about 3/4 full. Bake  until
lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Turn out of the pans, and  let cool.
Store in self-sealing lastic bags.  Nutritional info per cookie: 80
cal; 3g fat, 2g pro, 11 g  carb  Source: Miami Herald, 2/15/96 format
by Lisa Crawford, 7/7/96 Posted  to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #190  Date: 08
Jul 96 00:41:52 EDT  From: "Lisabeth Crawford (Pooh)"
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 35 Calories From Fat: 8 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 7.8mg Sodium: 46.9mg Potassium: 35.5mg Carbohydrates: 6.2g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 2.7g Protein: <1g

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