Peanut Butter, Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies

I made some yummy cookies tonight for some of our friends and neighbors that have helped us so much during our move and with our arrival of little Madelyn. These cookies are a really dry dough so you have to use your hands to shape them. They also don't really flatten out so I took a scoop of the dough and made a ball and then smashed it down to make them have a more cookie appearance. The only thing I did different was I used all white flour.

Peanut Butter Cookies IX
Original recipe makes 4 dozen

Ingredients 

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, white sugar and peanut butter until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, wheat flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Finally, mix in the oats and chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

(Link to original recipe found: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Peanut-Butter-Cookies-IX/Detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=peanut%20butter%20oatmeal%20chocolate%20chip%20cookies&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page&soid=sr_results_p1i3)