Peanut Butter Dreams

Leslie in Texas's Note:

These remind me of the Girl Scout peanut butter sandwich cookies--they're wonderful and "healthy" too with the oat flour! This recipe comes from an old Quaker Oats recipe booklet that I've had for over 15 years.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 54 cookies

• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups ground oat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup coarsely chopped peanuts
• 1 cup vegetable shortening (regular or butter flavored)
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter or 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs

Directions:

1. Ground oat flour: Place 1 to 1 1/2 cups oatmeal (quick or old-fashioned) in blender or food processor.
2. Blend or process for about 60 seconds.
3. Makes about 1 cup oat flour.
4. Beat together butter, peanut butter and sugars.
5. Blend in eggs and vanilla.
6. Add combined dry ingredients: mix well.
7. Stir in peanuts.
8. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet and flatten with a fork dipped in sugar to form a crisscross pattern.
9. Bake in a preheated oven (350°) for about 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

Reviews

[Chef #1229070]

we are a gluten free family, and this is one of the best cookie recipes we have had! My cookies came out a little soft, so perhaps needed a few more minutes in the oven. Loved by the children and adults in our family alike!

[senseicheryl]

I saw this recipe on www.quakeroats.com website this morning. Thank you for posting and saving me the time! :-) YUMMY! Here are some notes/tips from the website: To make ground oat flour, place uncooked oats in blender or food processor. Cover and blend about 1 minute. Stop blender occasionally to stir oats. 1-1/4 cups oats will yield about 1 cup ground oats.