Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

I just came across this recipe this past year and needless to say it quickly became one of my favorite recipes to make. Delicious!!!

Ingredients required:

1 cup (250ml) packed Brown Sugar

1/2 cup (125ml) margarine or butter

1/2 cup (125ml) shortening

1/2 cup (125ml) peanut butter

1 egg

2tsp (10ml) vanilla

2-1/2 cups (625ml) uncooked rolled oats

2 cups (500ml) Flour

1/4 tsp (1ml) salt

1/2 cup (125ml) miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

36 miniature peanut butter cups

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F - 180C.

2. Mix sugar, butter, shortening, peanut butter, egg and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed until it is mixed well.

3. Add oats, flour, and salt. Beat at low speed until all is mixed together then stir in chocolate chips.

4. Shape balls of dough into 1-1/4 inch (3 cm) balls. Place balls 2 inches (5cm) apart on cookie sheets.

5. Bake cookies for 10-14 minutes, take out of oven and press peanut butter cup into the cookie.

6. Enjoy!!

Introduction

By Stephanie Boyle

Baking has been a past-time of mine for many years now. As a young child I always used to bake family meals and desserts with my father. Those are some of my fondest childhood memories. Where those are some of my fondest memories I hope to share those with my children some day. Over the years I have accumulated a wide variety of recipes that I have come to love and share with others. The following are a few of my favorites.