Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

From the Quaker website

• Ready In: 34 mins
• Serves: 36

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 lb margarine or 1⁄2 lb butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup peanut butter (not reduced-fat)
• 2  large eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄3 cup  baking cocoa
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 2  cups quick-cooking oats or 2  cups old fashioned oats, uncooked
• 9  ounces  peanut butter cups, unwrapped and cut into quarters (about 35 miniature candies)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F In large bowl, beat sugar, margarine and peanut butter until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; mix well. Add oats and candy; mix well.
2. Drop dough by level 1/4 cup portions 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until cookies are slightly firm to the touch. (Do not overbake.) Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.