When you’re looking for the perfect peanut butter oatmeal cookie recipe, look no further than this one. The secret to this cookie’s perfection is the addition of Grape Nuts to the cookie dough. The cereal adds just the right nutty crunch without actually having to add nuts. Seriously, this may just be the best peanut butter oatmeal cookie you’ll ever eat.
It’s kind of difficult to even start thinking about Christmas cookies when I’m still up to my elbows in skeletons in the midst of taking down Halloween. However, if there’s one quick and easy way to get one’s self into the holiday spirit quickly, it’s definitely gotta be by baking Christmas cookies. For me, once I crank on the oven and drag out every mixing bowl and measuring spoon I possibly own, things definitely start to feel a whole lot more festive. And, I’m sure it doesn’t hurt matters that I also tend to break out the egg nog spiked with rum while screaming at Alexa to play my favorite holiday tunes, trying my tipsy best to bake without totally bombing my kitchen with flour, sugar, and sprinkles. Perhaps it’s a good thing that Christmas only comes once a year. I don’t think my poor historic heart pine wood kitchen floors could handle it more than that.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
- 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar, Packed
- 1/2 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla
- 3/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 Teaspoon Ground Sea Salt
- 3/4 Cup of Grape Nuts
- 1/2 Cup Old-Fashioned Oats
Directions:
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars together for 2 minutes on medium speed.
- Add the peanut butter; mix for 1 minute on medium speed.
- Add the egg and vanilla; mix for 1 minute on medium speed.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and sea salt.
- Add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl; mix at low speed until just incorporated.
- Fold the Grape Nuts and old-fashioned oats into the cookie dough.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- When the oven has come to temperature, use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to measure out cookies onto a Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
Suggestions:
- Do not preheat your oven until after you have mixed the cookie dough. This will give the dough a little bit of time to rest before baking, which will allow the Grape Nuts and old-fashioned oats a little bit of time to absorb the liquid in the dough.
- You can easily replace the creamy peanut butter in this recipe with chunky peanut butter.
- This recipe will yield approximately 24 cookies.
Improvements:
- Replace the creamy peanut butter in this recipe with Nutella.
- Sprinkle a few finely chopped peanuts on top of the cookies before baking.
- Add a bag of chocolate chips to the cookie batter.
- Don’t forget to check out all of Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck’s past cookie recipes. CLICK HERE to see a complete list. Make sure to scroll down the list and check out the special “Christmas Cookies” section for more great “Cookies for Santa” recipes.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
- 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar, Packed
- 1/2 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla
- 3/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/4 Teaspoon Ground Sea Salt
- 3/4 Cup of Grape Nuts
- 1/2 Cup Old-Fashioned Oats
Directions:
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars together for 2 minutes on medium speed.
- Add the peanut butter; mix for 1 minute on medium speed.
- Add the egg and vanilla; mix for 1 minute on medium speed.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and sea salt.
- Add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl; mix at low speed until just incorporated.
- Fold the Grape Nuts and old-fashioned oats into the cookie dough.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- When the oven has come to temperature, use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to measure out cookies onto a Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
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Welcome to #ChristmasCookies Week, where some of our favorite food bloggers are sharing their own original and festive cookie recipes just perfect for your holiday celebrations. Make sure to follow along on Pinterest so that you don’t miss out on one single delicious holiday cookie recipe.
Also, don’t forget to check out all of Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck’s past cookie recipes. CLICK HERE to see a complete list.
A huge thank you to Ellen from Family Around the Table, Christie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures, and Heather from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks for hosting #ChristmasCookies Week.
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- Molasses Cookies from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Mulled Cider Spiced Brown Sugar Cookies from The Spiffy Cookie
- Old Fashioned Spritz Cookies from An Affair from the Heart
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