Nothing taste as good as being skinny...

...except Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies...

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These things are the best of three worlds cookies!

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup margarine, softened

1 cup packed brown sugar

3/4 cup white sugar

1 cup peanut butter

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup quick-cooking oats

1/2 bag of chocolate chips *optional*

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2.In a large bowl, cream together shortening, margarine, sugars, and peanut butter until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl; slowly add flour mixture to cream mixture. Mix in oats and chocolate chips until just combined. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

3.Bake for 9-10 minutes or until just light brown.

 

Cool.

Eat.

Enjoy.

 

I love these cookies.

Maybe a little too much, I've already bagged half of them and need to give them away fast!

 

*Just a note, the original recipe said it yields 4 dozen cookies, but I always end up with more like 5-6 dozen cookies...with or without the chocolate chips.