I’m not a big snacker, but I love me a good cookie. I’m pretty simple in my tastes… usually sticking to chocolate chip, chocolate-chocolate chip, peanut butter, peanut butter chocolate chip, or oatmeal chocolate chip cookies … but last week when I saw Leslie’s blog post about oatmeal peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, something clicked. And I just HAD to make them. Because OMG that sounds like the BEST COOKIE EVER. (She chooses the best cookie recipes!) I’ve actually had a string of bad luck with cookies lately (they tend to flatten when baking and come out REALLY crispy) and these are no exception. (But that actually works for this cookie.) I still can’t figure out if it’s the oven, or the baking soda, or the butter (or the fact that I don’t use parchment paper??), but I’m going to keep baking until I get to the bottom of it!
Based on Martha Stewart’s recipe, but I halved it so it only made ~24 really big cookies:
1.5c old fashioned oats
1/6c (2-1/2T whole wheat flour)
1/2t baking soda
1/2t baking powder
1/4t coarse salt
1/2c granulated sugar
1/2c packed lt brown sugar
1/2c (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/4c natural peanut butter
1 lg egg
1/2t vanilla
1c whole salted peanuts
1c semi sweet chocolate chips
Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. In another bowl, beat sugars and butter on med speed for ~5mins. Beat in peanut butter, then egg, then vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients, then mix in peanuts and chocolate chips. Bake at 350 for 13-15mins. (lined with parchment paper?)
I think what I like best about this cookie is the oatmeal and whole peanuts make me think these are “healthy” so I don’t feel guilty having one with (or for) breakfast. 
p.s. Woah I just found this recipe, and this one, and this one. I want to try them ALL.
