Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

This is a stellar cookie recipe- I didn't tweak it at all and loved the result! You can't even tell that they have oatmeal in them...hidden goodness. The peanut butter is very pronounced though. Tastes like a traditional chocolate chip cookie fused with a peanut butter cookie (the ones with the little criss-crosses). They came out with the perfect consistency: puffy (not flat) and remained soft and chewy for several days (and probably longer had they still been around).

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup natural cane sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

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

2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, cane sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the peanut butter, vanilla and egg until well blended.

3. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter just until moistened. Mix in the oats and chocolate chips until evenly distributed.

4. Drop by tablespoonfuls on to lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges start to brown. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Makes 2 dozen cookies.

(Adapted from All Recipes)