Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

What I love about this recipe is that it combines all the best cookie additions to the regular butter, sugar, eggs, and flour: peanut butter, chocolate chips, and oatmeal. Need I say more?

I do not make cookies to be healthy. I make them b/c I love to bake and I love sweets. That said I do love cookies that have something heartier than just flour, butter, sugar, and eggs (although I really do love those simple sugar cookies too). These cookies are hearty with the addition of three cups of oatmeal (don’t use less) and peanut butter. You can decide how much more fiber you want to add via whole wheat flour and other additions like flax seeds. 

Mix dry ingredients together:

• 3 cups of old fashioned rolled oats (or any kind, just not steel-cut)
  
• 1 cup flour
  
• 2 tsp cinnamon
  
• ½ tsp nutmeg
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  

In your trusty kitchen aide or whatever mixer you use beat:

• 2 sticks of salted butter with
  
• 1 cup brown sugar
  
• ¼ cup white sugar
  

Until smooth.
Then add:

• 1 cup peanut butter or more b/c who really wants to measure pb very well
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1 tsp of vanilla
  

After mixed well add dry ingredients slowly.
Then fold in 2 cups chocolate chips or less if you don’t like things too chocolatey. I love everything too chocolatey. 

I used a mini cookie scoop (you know like an ice cream scoop) and then flattened each scoop with the back of a spatula.

Bake for 12-14 mins at 350 degrees. 


Additional add in if you want:
-flax seeds
-wheat germ
-½ cup of whole wheat flour and ½ cup white flour instead of all whole wheat flour

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