My children made and entered these at the county fair one year. Each won the blue ribbon in their respective age group for the "Peanut Butter Cookie" category.
Ingredients
- 2 cups oatmeal
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar.
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix oatmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
Melt butter/margarine. Mix in peanut butter. Add both sugars and cream till smooth. Let cool.
Add eggs and vanilla to the peanut butter mixture, then stir in the dry ingredients.
Drop 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes.
Source: Source of recipe long forgotten after 20 years
By Laura from Long Beach, CA
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