Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/4 cups rolled oats
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour

Recipe

• 1 in a large bow combine the softened margarine and peanut butter.
• 2 i measure the peanut butter by packing it tightly into a metal measuring cup.
• 3 then i scrape it out with my fingers.
• 4 add the sugar or sucanat and the egg to the bowl.
• 5 mix it up really good until it is smooth, fluffy and glossy.
• 6 i do this with a wire whisk.
• 7 you could use a big spoon if you prefer.
• 8 add the vanilla and stir it in a little.
• 9 add the salt, baking soda, oatmeal, and flour.
• 10 stir it all up really well.
• 11 you need a spoon to stir in the dry ingredients.
• 12 a whisk just won't work for this part because the batter is so thick.
• 13 drop the dough by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 14 these cookies don't spread very well so flatten the cookies with a fork or the flat bottom of a cup which has been dipped into flour.
• 15 bake at 350°f for about 12 minutes.
• 16 half a cup of chocolate chips may be added to the batter if desired.