almond-y peanut butter oatmeal cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups peanut butter
• 1 cup butter, cut into small chunks
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• 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.
• 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.
• bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes.