WEEKEND TREATS

We all have those weekends - when you are visiting family and friends and don’t want to arrive empty handed…but don’t know what to bring.

Easy. Bake cookies. It’s my go-to gift.

This recipe is a spin-off of my Monster Cookies. Which, if you have some M&M’s, I highly recommend checking out!

Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

(Makes about 50 cookies)

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 ¼ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup peanut butter
• ½ tablespoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 4 ¼ cups oats
• ½ cup whole-wheat pastry flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• ½ or 1 cup semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions:

- Mix all ingredients together. First blend the butter with the sugars. Add PB and vanilla. Add in the rest of the dry ingredients and chips.

- Use a cookie scoop to make them uniform.

- Bake for around 9 minutes at 350 degrees. rotate sheets halfway through baking. Bake until just turning golden.

- Let cool on sheet.

MY TIP: Add chips to the top of the cookies right when they come out of the oven. You can also add them when they are almost done baking.