Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

I found a recipe for Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies on allrecipes.com and made them this afternoon (with a few minor modifications, of course). Simple, quick, and delicious! Printable copy attached.

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

½ cup shortening (Crisco)
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
¾ cup white sugar
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 eggs
1½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup rolled oats

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Line two baking sheets with parchment.

3. In a large bowl, cream together shortening, butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and peanut butter until smooth.

4. Add the eggs one at a time and beat until well blended.

5. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; mix into the creamed mixture until well blended.

6. Add the oats and mix until just combined.

7. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets; make 12 cookies per sheet.

8. Bake for about 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until just light brown. Don't over-bake. Repeat with remaining dough.

Cool and store in an airtight container.

Makes 4 dozen cookies.

Oh my gosh, how beautiful, Doug! So much prettier than just plain oatmeal cookies, and so perfectly baked!

Where's my milk?!

Lee

Ohhh these look sooo good!! Milk for me too please!!!

Oatmeal just went on my shopping list! Will use creamy peanutbutter though.

I'm sure creamy PB will be fine -- original recipe did not specify creamy or crunchy, but I like nuts in my cookies. Probably good with chocolate chips, too, or maybe coconut, or maybe all of the above.

lol.. all of the above!

Here's a similar one with CC's and nuts-


1 Cup whole-wheat flour
1 ¼ cups quick-cook oats
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ cup creamy peanut butter
½ cup canola oil
3/8 cup granulated sugar
3/8 cup brown sugar packed
1 tsp vanilla
2 large eggs
2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts

1) Preheat oven to 350. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Beat oil, peanut butter, sugars, and vanilla in a large bowl until creamy.
2) Add eggs one at a time, beating well after adding each. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheet.
3) Bake for 8-10 minutes and then cool for 2 minutes.

For 2 cookies:
Calories: 125
Fat: 8g
Protein: 3g
Carbs: 13g
Fiber: 1g

That sounds like a great alternative to chocolate-chip cookies, which are my son's favorite. That way, he'll get some healthy stuff, too. Thank you, Pappy!