Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups salted whole peanuts
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. stir together oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• 2 put sugars, butter, and peanut butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. mix in eggs and vanilla.
• 3 reduce speed to low. add oat mixture, and mix until just combined. mix in peanuts and chocolate chips.
• 4 using a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop, drop balls of dough 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
• 5 bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown and just set, 13 to 15 minutes. let cool on sheets on wire racks 5 minutes. transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 2 days.