Recipe - Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

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*When I first saw this recipe, it DID NOT look good to me. It sounded a bit

odd, but I figured I'd give it a try since there are a lot of *good*

ingredients in it. We LOVE them! The recipe is from

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com -- I cut and pasted it directly from

there -- but like she said at the end, I let my kids eat these for breakfast

- we put 2 cookies together and add sliced bannanas in the middle - yum!

 

--Stacee

 

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*Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies*

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1/2 cup margarine (1 stick) softened

- 1/2 cup peanut butter

- 3/4 cup brown sugar

- 1 large egg

- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

- 1/4 teaspoon salt

- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

- 1-1/4 cups rolled oats

- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour

 

 

In a large bow combine the softened margarine and peanut butter. I measure

the peanut butter by packing it tightly into a metal measuring cup. Then I

scrape it out with my fingers. Add the sugar or Sucanat and the egg to the

bowl. Mix it up really good until it is smooth, fluffy and glossy. I do

this with a wire whisk. You could use a big spoon if you prefered. Add the

vanilla and stir it in a little. Add the salt, baking soda, oatmeal, and

flour. Stir it all up really well. You need a spoon to stir in the dry

ingredients. A whisk just won't work for this part because the batter is so

thick.

 

Drop the dough by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. These cookies

don't spread very well so flatten the cookies with a fork or the flat bottom

of a cup which has been dipped into flour. Bake at 350° for about 12

minutes. This recipe makes about 2 dozen cookies.

 

Half a cup of chocolate chips may be added to the batter if desired. I love

these cookies. They are crunchy and chewy and creamy and warm and good. I

have been known to let the kids have them for breakfast when I want to sleep

in on a Saturday morning. But that is a secret, so don't tell anyone. ;-)