Lunchbox Cookies
These cookies are wonderful to add to a lunch box or to have after school. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (February 1987)
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READY IN: 40mins
YIELD: 3-4 dozen cookies
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2 2⁄3cups oatmeal
- 1 1⁄2cups flour
- 2teaspoons orange zest
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 3⁄4teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2
- 2⁄3
- 1 1⁄3cups white sugar
- 2
- 1teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1⁄3
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 325-degrees F.
- Spead oats on baking sheet and toast in preheated oven for 10 minutes or until oats are golden brown, stirring occassinally. Set aside.
- Increase oven temperature to 350-degrees F.
- Combine flour, orange peel, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl cream butter and peanut butter until light.
- Add sugars (brown and white) and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time and continue beating. Stir in vanilla.
- Fold in flour mixture.
- Fold in browned oatmeal and peanuts.
- Drop batter onto baking sheets by tablespoons, spacing 3-inches apart. Flatten cookies slightly with a fork making criss-cross lines on the cookies.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until done (cookies will begin to brown around edges).
- Cool in pans for 5 minutes before transferring cookies to racks to finish cooling.
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