Sometimes I surprise myself, and not in a good, surprise-party sort of way.
Sometimes I do stupid things, which isn’t news to you (like almost burning down our condo, or regularly burning everything I put in the bottom rack of our devil’s-spawn-of-an-oven, or forgetting the date of my Grandmother’s 101st birthday last month because I can’t remember the difference between the 16th and the 19th). We’ve all been there.
Sometimes I’m stupid because of the things I don’t do, like stopping after eating 15 Flourless Double Chocolate Cookies, or advertising my cool upside down apron before the whole holiday gift-giving season. (Next year, I guess.) So when I finally woke up out of the apparent coma I’ve been in for about ever, I combined the peanut butter and oatmeal cookie together and made a freaking masterpiece. I’m not kidding. It’s good enough to make you consider leaving the chocolate chip cookie behind as your go-to favorite… which sounds crazy, I know, but it’s not stupid at all. Of this I’m sure.
Adapted from allrecipe.com’s recipe..
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup shortening, room temperature
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup peanuts, optional for garnish
- Preheat oven to 350º and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together peanut butter, butter, shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time until well blended.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir into the creamed mixture, then stir in oats until just combined. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets. Place a few peanuts on top of each cookie.
- Bake for 10 – 15 minutes, or until just light brown. Be careful not to over-bake. Cool on a cooling rack and store in an airtight container.
Tips:
- Add chocolate or butterscotch chips if you’re feeling frisky.
- Don’t have quick-cooking oats? Whatever. If you use old-fashioned, the cookies will taste and feel a little more fiber-y, and if you use instant, well, you probably won’t know oatmeal was even added because it’ll mush itself into the batter.
- For softer cookies, bake for a little less time. For crispier cookies, bake until a little more golden brown.
- Freeze these puppies for extended eating pleasure.
- Enjoy!
