Peanut Butter Oaties

DIRECTIONS

• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
• Blend in egg and vanilla.
• In another bowl, combine the rolled oats, flour, and baking powder.
• Blend into creamed mixture thoroughly.
• Do not add chocolate chips at this time.
• Drop by spoon onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-11 minutes or just until edges are golden brown.
• Cool on cookie sheet, then transfer unto cooling rack.
• Put the chocolate chips in a glass bowl.
• Melt in microwave by reducing the microwave heat 50% and melting for 30 seconds at a time, stirring after each interval.
• (Alternatively, melt the chocolate over low heat in a small pan on stovetop.) Take care not to scorch the chocolate!
• Spoon melted chocolate onto cooled cookies, or dip cookies in chocolate and place on waxed paper.