With peanut butter, oats and five kinds of chips, these cookies make a hearty snack that appeals to kids of all ages. I sometimes double the recipe to share with my friends and neighbors.
—SHARON HEDSTROM MINNETONKA, MN
START TO FINISH: 25 MIN. • MAKES: 4 1/2 DOZEN
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup each milk chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, white baking chips and butterscotch chips
1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, oats, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the chips.
2. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool about 1 minute before removing to wire racks.
NOTE Reduced-fat peanut butter is not recommended for this recipe.