Almond-y Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

A delicious coordination of several other peanut butter cookie recipes - the best ones I've made so far! This makes lots of cookies, so it's a great recipe for parties!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 128 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon almond extract (Optional)
• 1 ¼ cups peanut butter
• 1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup butter, cut into small chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes.

Step 4

Beat peanut butter, butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into creamed butter, beating well before adding next egg; mix in vanilla extract and almond extract.

Step 5

Slowly stir flour mixture into creamed butter mixture until fully incorporated; fold in oats using a wooden spoon. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and arrange 1-inch apart on a baking sheet. Press a fork into each cookie if desired.