Chocolate-peanut Butter Cookies With Oats

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup creamy peanut butter (you may substitute chunky)
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups regular oats, uncooked
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1 teaspoon shortening
• 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 cream the peanut butter and butter; gradually add the sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. add water, egg, and vanilla; beat well.
• 2 combine oats, flour, and baking soda; add to the peanut butter mixture, mixing well.
• 3 shape dough into 1-inch balls; place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. flatten with a fork dipped in sugar. bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges are golden. let cookies cool completely on wire racks.
• 4 combine the chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double boiler. bring water to a boil; reduce heat to low, and cook until the chocolate and shortening melt, stirring occasionally. spread about 1/2 tsp chocolate mixture on top of each cooled cookie. sprinkle each cookie with chopped peanuts.
• 5 chill cookies 20 minutes for the chocolate to set.
• 6 store cookies in an airtight container.