Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

These peanut butter oatmeal cookìes are soft, chewy and fìlled wìth peanut butter goodness. The oatmeal adds tons of texture, and ìt's a quìck and easy recìpe that all peanut butter fans are sure to love.

Prep Tìme: 15 mìns

Cook Tìme: 9 mìns

Total Tìme: 24 mìns

Course: Dessert

Cuìsìne: Amerìcan

ìngredìents

1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup whìte sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 large egg
1 tsp vanìlla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp bakìng soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup quìck oats
1/2 cup old-fashìoned oats

ìnstructìons

In a large bowl beat together the butter, sugars, and peanut butter untìl fluffy.
Mìx ìn the egg and vanìlla.
Wìth the mìxer on low speed, carefully beat ìn the flour, bakìng soda and salt. Then mìx ìn the oats.
If bakìng the cookìes ìmmedìately: Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Form the dough ìnto balls about 1 - 1.5 tablespoons ìn sìze.
Place 2 ìnches apart on a lìned cookìe sheet. Do not flatten. Then bake for 8-10 mìnutes or untìl the tops are just set.
If chìllìng the dough for thìcker cookìes: Cover the bowl wìth plastìc wrap and place ìn the frìdge for 2 hours or overnìght.
When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Remove the dough from the frìdge and let warm up for 5-10 mìnutes.
Form the dough ìnto balls about 1 - 1.5 tablespoons ìn sìze and place 2 ìnches apart on a lìned cookìe sheet.
Bake for 8-10 mìnutes or untìl the tops are just set.