Easy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies and healthy holiday baking tips. Goodie treat bags are always on-hand thanks to 1 Quart Hefty® Slider Storage Bags and Hefty® printable treat bag toppers.Easy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies and healthy holiday baking tips. Goodie treat bags are always on-hand thanks to 1 Quart Hefty® Slider Storage Bags and Hefty® printable treat bag toppers. | beckysbestbites.com #HeftyHolidays #ad
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Is it just me, or does do you always seem to need quick gifts on-hand during the holiday season? Between the office, hubby’s restaurant, lil man’s school, friends, neighbors, etc. there always seems to be the need for little gifts for folks 🙂 And what could be better to give than a homemade treats?? The problem (as I have mentioned before) is that I am not that good of a baker and I like to keep things on the healthier side, so baked treats are a bit of a challenge for me 😉 But I am happy to report that I have figured out a way to keep easy, somewhat healthy but yummy holiday treats available throughout the holiday season!! 
My first little secret…shhh don’t tell…lol…is that I use a premade cookie mix. Yep, you heard it right here!! It makes it so easy to bake that even I can do it 😉 I swap 1/2 of the butter called for on the package directions with unsweetened apple sauce (I actually only had cinnamon apple sauce on hand when I made these, but they turned out fantastic!! I loved this hint of cinnamon in the cookies for this time of year). Then, I jazz the mix up with some healthy add-ins!! I added quick cooking oatmeal and natural peanut butter to up the nutritional profile of these little jems!! 
Bake according to package instructions, let cool and portion the cookies in 1 Quart Hefty® Slider Storage Bags. Then give your goodies a festive boost by adding one of the three super cute Hefty® printable treat bag toppers 😆 
It is super easy to make your treat bags a hit this holiday season!! Print the design that you want (choose from 3) –> HERE!
Then fold it in half and punch hole where indicated on the template. String ribbon through the design and then attach the topper to your 1 Quart Hefty® Slider Storage Bags filled with holiday treats!! Now you have holiday gifts ready whenever you need them!! And now as a holiday present for you, I have giveaway for you!! $20 PayPal Cash to help you cover the costs to have holiday goodies bags on-hand!! a Rafflecopter giveaway
Another holiday time-saving tip is to freeze either the cookie dough or cookies, so that you always have them on-hand to bake up as needed. You will need Hefty® Freezer Slider Bags to store the dough or cookies in the freezer until you need it.
Click –> HERE <– to learn Hefty’s® Tips for Freezing Cookie Dough, Cookies and other Holiday Treats.
Here is your recipe for Easy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies:
- 1 package (17.5 oz.) chocolate chip cookie mix
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- ¼ cup unsweetened, cinnamon applesauce
- 1 egg
- 1½ cup quick cooking oats
- ¾ cup natural peanut butter
- Pre-heat oven to 375°F (for dark or nonstick cookie sheets)
- In a large mixing bowl, combine, cookie mis, butter, applesauce, egg, oats and peanut butter until soft dough forms.
- Drop dough by rounded teaspoonsfuls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
- Cool 1 minute before removing from cookie sheet.
- Cool completely; store in airtight container.
Love these! So easy! The red one is my fave.
I think they are all adorable! Thanks for the link!
I like the snowflakes treat bag topper.
I like the Happy Holidays template, because you will be able to use this for everyone no matter what type of holiday they believe in!
I love any of the bright red toppers. They really say Christmas and puts me in a good mood.
These toppers are so fun!
The snowflake one is super cute!
Such a cute idea!
I am partial to the snowflake/blue ones. I love snowmen, so they just go perfectly with my holidays.
I love them all! What a cute idea! I’m always looking for a fun homemade gift for friends.
I like the Happy Holidays treat bag cover!
These oatmeal pb chocolate chip cookies look and sound DELICIOUS! I can’t wait to make these with my hubby!
Great Gift idea!
I like the blue with the snowflakes but I think I like the Merry Christmas topper best. It reminds me of something, but I’m not sure what (something good). 🙂
Very cute and festive and I can print them out and use for coworkers and friends.
Cute printables! And I love oatmeal cookies. =0)
These look so amazing! I love anything with peanut butter!
These cookies look so good!
I like the snowflake one. I think it’s adorable.
I am going to print these off for the cookies I give to neighbors.
I like the Merry Christmas topper. They’re all really cute
These look really tasty! I love the combination of the Peanut Butter with the oatmeal. Yum!
I love giving cookies as part of a gift. Cute presentation.
Christmas trees, because I love Christmas trees. 🙂
I like the blue one with snow flakes!