Best Ever Peanut Butter-oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 72
• 2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shedd spread country crock
• 1 cup skippy creamy peanut butter or 1 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 in small bowl, combine oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• 3 in large bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat spread and skippy creamy peanut butter until smooth.
• 4 beat in sugars, then eggs and vanilla until blended.
• 5 beat in flour mixture just until blended, then stir in chocolate.
• 6 on ungreased baking sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart.
• 7 bake 13 minutes or until golden.
• 8 remove cookies to wire rack and cool completely.