Peanut Butter Dreams

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.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 54 cookies

Ingredients

• 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.