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From: Lex (ncia-lfp-111.ncia.net)
In Reply to: think this should be a simply request posted by polly on March 18, 2002 at 12:28 am:
Hi! This is my current favorite peanut butter cookie recipe! They come out a little different every time I make them and I always love them. I don't need to make any adjustments to the recipe as long as the p.b. I'm using isn't overly thick and dry. I usually like these best either without any extra optional add-ins, or with some chopped peanuts stirred into the batter. Love, Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies (this is originally from Annette here on the Recipe Board) 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter (or more, as needed)* (can use other nut or seed butters too) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F for chewy cookies, or to 425 degrees F for crunchy ones. Stir together peanut butter, brown or other sugar, nondairy milk and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and oats. Add the dry ingredients to the peanut butter mixture and stir to combine. Fold in any optional ingredients, if using. Drop dough onto sprayed or oiled cookies sheets by the spoonful, and bake for 8 - 12 minutes, until tops begin to crack. The cookies will harden up quite a bit as they cool, so they should be much softer than you want them to be later (since there’s no egg in the batter, it won’t matter if they seem really soft, which they need to be if you want chewy cookies later). Cool for a few minutes on the sheet if needed to remove the cookies, then move to racks to cool the rest of the way. *Peanut butters can be a bit inconsistent—if the peanut butter you’re using is very dense (like the thick stuff from the bottom of a jar of natural p.b. that didn't get stirred very well), you may find you need a bit more of one of the liquid ingredients to make the cookies come out the way you want them. If you add more nondairy milk, the cookies can come out a bit less peanuty and a bit more oatmeal cookie-like sometimes, but they're really good both ways. It's a little harder to mix in more peanut butter, but that can be really good too! Or you could add a bit of vegetable oil if you wanted.
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