PEANUT BUTTER OATIES

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Make and share this Peanut Butter Oaties recipe from Food.com.

Provided by The Scone

Time 46m

Yield 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1 cup peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups chocolate chips

Steps:

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
Blend in egg and vanilla.
In another bowl, combine the rolled oats, flour, and baking powder.
Blend into creamed mixture thoroughly.
Do not add chocolate chips at this time.
Drop by spoon onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-11 minutes or just until edges are golden brown.
Cool on cookie sheet, then transfer unto cooling rack.
Put the chocolate chips in a glass bowl.
Melt in microwave by reducing the microwave heat 50% and melting for 30 seconds at a time, stirring after each interval.
(Alternatively, melt the chocolate over low heat in a small pan on stovetop.) Take care not to scorch the chocolate!
Spoon melted chocolate onto cooled cookies, or dip cookies in chocolate and place on waxed paper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2459.7, Fat 146.3, SaturatedFat 69.5, Cholesterol 303.7, Sodium 1164, Carbohydrate 270.6, Fiber 19.5, Sugar 174.6, Protein 46.2