These Healthy 8 Ingredient Everything But the Sink Cookies are a dairy free and gluten free twist on Panera’s everything but the sink cookies. This healthy alternative is easy peasy to whip together and I would even bet you have what you need to make them in your pantry already.

Ingredients Matter
Like with any recipe I share, sourcing quality ingredients is what makes them a healthy alternative. For these healthy 8 ingredient everything but the sink cookies consider ditching the tradition red, green, and blue peanut butter (if you know what I mean) and try one that is literally… just peanuts (maybe salt). Peanuts are rich in protein and contain their own natural oils so there is not need for all the hydrogenated and highly inflammatory oils (PUFA’s) they add to most creamy peanut butter mixes. Skip the stuff that makes you feel like junk and lean in towards more whole food ingredients.
Baking and storing tips!
My first tip with these cookies is to accidentally spill a touch more vanilla (like in any recipe, haha) and that they are very fragrant! I always know when these cookies are ready to get snagged from the oven when I smell them. Tell tale sign every time. They cooke fast so set a timer and stay close.
My husband and I’s favorite is to actually freeze them and eat them frozen! So yummy!
Make it a family activity
Learning to cook and bake with littles around is certainly a learning curve. But it is a more enjoyable experience for everyone in the house when you let the mess go for a minute and invite them to participate. Its even easier to do so with recipes that are simple, whole, and have fewer ingredients. My three year old son loves making these cookies with me and forces his dad to eat one hot no matter how many times we’ve made them. I have little to no guilt letting them eat one or two as there’s little sugar per cookie and no dairy for my allergic 15 month old daughter. Whats the point of delicious food if you can’t savory it with the whole family?

What you need to make 8 ingredient “Everything But the Sink Cookies”
1 cup Old Fashion Oats (we love using these sprouted oats)
1 cup Peanut Butter
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
2 Eggs
Optional: Chocolate chips, pretzels, cranberries or raisins.
How to make healthy 8 ingredient “Everything But the Sink Cookies”
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl, combine peanut butter, eggs, and brown sugar until smooth.
- Next add in the salt, baking soda, and vanilla.
- Once all other ingredients are combined and smooth add in the oats.
- Optional: this is the part that makes the cookies everything but the kitchen sink. Toss in whatever you have! Up to this point the cookies could be bake and would be delicious. But we love to add a sweet and salty twist by tossing in a half cup of chocolate chips, 1/4-1/2 cup dried cranberries, and a handful of crushed pretzels.
- Scoop two heaping tablespoons per cookie onto a parchment lined baking pan and bake for 6-8 minutes. Pro Tip: when you smell the cookies they are likely done!

More recipes love…
If you enjoyed this everything but the sink cookie be sure to check out some of my other recipes like my bone broth chicken potato soup. I also have a free sourdough ebook that can be snagged here.
Everything But the Sink Cookies

This Everything but the Sink cookie is a dairy free and gluten free twist on Panera's everything but the sink cookies.
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup old fashion oats
- Optional:
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- Handful of crushed pretzels
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl, combine peanut butter, eggs, brown sugar until smooth.
- Next add in the salt, baking soda, and vanilla.
- Once all other ingredients are combined and smooth add in the oats.
- Optional: this is the part that makes the cookies everything but the kitchen sink. Toss in whatever you have! Up to this point the cookies could be bakes and would be delicious. But we love to add a sweet and salty twist but tossing in a half cup of chocolate chips, 1/4-1/2 cup dried cranberries, and a handful of crushed pretzels.
- Scoop two heaping tablespoons per cookie onto a parchment lined baking pan and bake for 6-8 minutes. TIP: when you smell the cookies they are likely done!
Notes
Freezes well and and can be kept at room temp or in fridge for up to a week.
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These peanut butter cookies are on rotation for my husband and I! Don’t be afraid to freeze the cookies and add vanilla ice cream to the middle and regrese the sándwich for later enjoyment! Yum!
We love to freeze them and even eat them frozen too! So so delicious