Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Can't decide what kind of cookie to make?  Why not make a mixture of all your favorites!

Ingredients:

1/2 c butter, softened to room temperature
3/4 c brown sugar
1/2 c white sugar
1/3 c peanut butter
1 egg + 1 yolk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 c all-purpose flour
1 c old fashioned whole oats
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 c chocolate chips (I used semi-sweet)
Optional: add 1/2 c peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips, toffee bits, raisins, nuts, seeds, etc.

Directions:
Combine room-temperature softened butter with the sugars and cream together. Then stir in the peanut butter.  Add the egg + yolk and vanilla extract, and mix. Then add the oats, baking soda, and flour (slowly) and mix.  You should have cookie dough consistency dough and if you don’t, either add a touch more flour if it’s too wet or a touch more peanut butter if it’s too dry.  Finally, add the chocolate chips and any optional chips you’re using and stir in.

Scoop golf ball sized balls onto a cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.  They spread but not much (a tip to reduce spreading is to refrigerate and chill the dough prior to baking)
Bake at 325F for approximately 10-12 minutes.  The cookies will look pretty raw even at 12 minutes and that’s ok.  Take them out and let them sit and cool well before eating.

Yields: 2 dozen medium/larger cookies or 3 dozen smaller cookies.