Tuesday, September 2, 2008

TWD: Chunky Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Chocolate Chipsters

Stefani of Proceed With Caution picked these yummy (really YUMMY!) cookies for the recipe this week. I'm not a huge fan of peanut butter cookies, but I was intrigued by the addition of oatmeal. The recipe says not to use natural peanut butter. I'm assuming it means not to use the kind of natural peanut butter that separates, because I used Skippy Natural Chunky peanut butter and they turned out great. I think using regular peanut butter may make them too sweet.
The recipe says to chill the dough if you have time (which I didn't) and they held their shape just fine. They are pretty delicate until they cool a little, though.

I love how the edges are crispy like peanut butter cookies and the centers are chewy and softer like oatmeal cookies. I admit I ate three (hey, they were broken! That doesn't count, right?). My husband's out of town so I'll have to make these again when he gets back- I know he'll love them!

All I can say is, it's a good thing I'm around family and friends to eat all this stuff! Go here for the recipe!

10 comments:

  1. those look great! I agree, the oatmeal-peanut butter combo made for a well-rounded cookie.

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  2. I'll have to try them again with natural peanut butter. The PB taste just faded into the background in mine.

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  3. Im so glad you liked them. I hear you on the family and friends helping share the calories. I would be big as a barn if I ate all these TWD recipes!

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  4. Thank goodness for family and friends! Your cookies look great, and the texture sounds perfect.
    Nancy

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  5. The cookies look delicious! And hats off on all the hard work done on the Eclairs :)

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  6. Cookies are my favorite sweets! I hardly ever bake them because I know I'll eat them all. This recipe sounds like a keeper. I am going to put this recipe in my Christmas cookie file.

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  7. The broken ones don't count in my house, either!

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