Oatmeal Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

I had a serious craving for chocolate + peanut butter tonight. What a really wanted was a couple of Reeses Peanut Butter Cups …  butsoft, moist cake also sounded pretty darn delicious to me! I had some extra time this evening, so I baked up my own chocolate-peanut butter-cake creation! 

Oatmeal Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1 tbsp baking cocoa
• 1/3 cup chunky peanut butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp canola oil

• Preheat oven to 325*F.
• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well until batter is blended evenly.
• Use a tablespoon to portion cookies on a greased baking sheet, approximately 1-2 inches apart.
• Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes.
• Remove cookies from baking sheet and allow to cool on wire rack.
• Eat and enjoy!

These cookies turned out big and fluffy, and the consistency reminded me of cake-like brownies. 

Mmmmm! I loved the peanut butter flavor in these cookies– it was prominent, but not overpowering. The cocoa/chocolate flavor blended nicely with the peanut butter.