Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Biggies

came from a Midwest Living magazine recently..I am a big fan of huge cookies...I imagine you could use chocolate chips instead of raisins if you like..or any kind of chips..or why not both?!

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 12 cookies

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup peanut butter
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2  large eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 2 1⁄2 cups  regular oatmeal
• 1 1⁄2 cups raisins

Directions

1. grease cookie sheets --
2. in a large mixing bowl, combine peanut butter and butter -- mix 30 seconds at medium speed.
3. add sugars and beat till fluffy --
4. add egg and vanilla and beat well.
5. beat in dry ingredients.with wooden spoon -- stir in oatmeal and raisins.
6. drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls onto cookie sheet -- 3" apart --
7. press into 4" circles --
8. bake at 375* for 10 minutes.
9. cool on wire rack.