Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Like Banana Bread, peanut butter cookies have always been one of my go-to late-night recipes when I am feeling the need to bake. I almost always have all of the ingredients on hand and they are SO easy to make. I was feeling adventurous this go around and decided to take a spin off my classic peanut butter cookie recipe and incorporate oats for a unique flavor with a nice chewy texture.

I've been in such a tailspin trying to master the art of good lighting while making time for my “real” work during the day. I made these cookies in the very late afternoon and only had enough time to get the dough balls photographed in semi-decent lighting before that perfect ray of light was suddenly behind the trees.

As I'm sure many food bloggers know, this is a challenge. Anyone else who spends any sort of time on food photography knows what I am talking about! How do you make your photos look good when more often than not you are cooking after hours when the sun don't shine? Kitchen lighting straight-up sucks and flash photos are a no-no. I've found myself having to get my ingredients prepped the night before so that I can do some of my cooking mid-day, or, taking another go at photos the day after cooking.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/4  cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 stick unsalted butter softened
• 2  large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2-3/4 cup chunky peanut butter depending on taste
• 3/4 - 1 cup  oats
• Soft & Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
3. In large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth, about 2 minutes.
4. Beat the egg, vanilla extract and chunky peanut butter into the sugar mixture.
5. ..................................

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