Mrs. Fields & iVillage 30th Anniversary Cookie Contest (686 photos) My Own Creation (274 photos)

Choc chip/Peanut butter/Oat

Peanut Butter/ Chocolate Chip/ Oatmeal Cookies 2 cups flour �� cup ground, quick cooking oatmeal (use food processor or blender to grind to corn meal consistency) 1 teaspoon baking powder �� teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 cup natural style crunchy peanut butter 1 �� cup semi-sweet or bitter-sweet chocolate chips Spoon flour into measuring cups and mix together with ground oatmeal, baking powder and salt and set aside. In large mixing bowl cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in peanut butter. Slowly mix in dry ingredients, about 1/3 at a time, until just blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Chill dough 2 hours. Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F. Shape dough into 1��� balls, arrange 3��� apart on ungreased cookie sheet and flatten by pressing lightly with a floured fork in a criss-cross fashion. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden. Transfer to wire rack to cool. I am constantly making cookies. I make cookies for every occasion. I make cookie when I am happy, sad, stressed or bored. My friends and family look at me like something is wrong if I show up at an event without a fresh batch of cookies. I like to try new recipes from time to time but I have about a dozen "favorite" recipes I have collected over the years. The recipe I am submitting for the 30th anniversary cookie contest is by far my most requested and best loved recipe. I came to this recipe through trial and error over time and I feel it has just the right combination of texture and flavor to make it completely irresistable and unforgettable. I hope you will enjoy it as much and me and my friends have. I almost always make a double batch and the recipe doubles nicely.