Laura Scudders Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until well blended. Add peanut butter, eggs, vanilla and salt if desired; beat well.
• Add flour, oats and baking soda; mix well.
• Chill until firm, 6 hours or overnight.
• Roll into 1-inch balls; place 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with fork or glass dipped in sugar.
• Bake in preheated 375° oven 9-10 minutes or until golden. Let stand 2-3 minutes, remove from baking sheet.
• Store covered at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream the butter and peanut butter together in a large mixer on high. PEANUT BUTTER NOTE: I use 1/4 cup of both creamy and chunky peanut butter in this recipe, but use what you have. My husband likes chunky, and I like creamy so we always have both :).
• Add the sugar, brown sugar and vanilla and continue to beat until the mixture is fluffy. Add the egg and beat until well combined.
• In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients until combined: flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and oats.
• Slowly add to the butter/sugar mixture and mix until well combined.
• Place the batter onto a sheet pan by the tablespoonful, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie. I use a cookie scooper to make it easier.
• Bake in the top half of the oven until the cookies are golden, about 10-12 minutes. NOTE: The cooking time will depend on the size of cookie (or scooper) that is used, so check at 10 minutes. They should be golden on the edges, but don't overcook these cookies. They should still be chewy.
• Remove and let cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together shortening, margarine, brown sugar, white sugar, and peanut butter until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in the oats until just combined. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until just light brown. Don't over-bake. Cool and store in an airtight container.