Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup (240 ml) white sugar,
• 1 cup (240 ml) brown sugar,
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) unsalted butter,
• 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) chunky peanut butter (not the sugar free kind),
• 4 1/2 cups (1.08 L) rolled oats (can do all old fashioned or do half old fashioned and half instant depending on your texture preferences),
• 2 tsp. (10 ml) vanilla extract,
• 3 whole eggs,
• 2 tsp (10 ml) baking soda,
• 1 bag of butterscotch chips,or chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup (180 ml) chopped pecans.

Method

1. Cream the butter, peanut butter, and sugars. Add the eggs and vanilla.
2. Stir in the oats, soda, butterscotch chips, and nuts until combined.
3. Drop by the spoonful onto a greased cookie sheet, or use parchment paper.
4. Bake at 350 degrees (175°C) for 12 minutes (brown on the bottom and some browning on top).
5. Cool on the cookie sheet 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.

These cookies are rich in flavor, chewy and crispy. Anyone who enjoys peanut butter, adores these cookies