Cheerios Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter cookies made with Cheerios.
Servings 28
Ingredients
- 1 stick 4 oz unsalted butter
- ½ cup 3.5 oz granulated sugar
- ½ cup 3.5 oz brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup 2.5 oz peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup all purpose flour stirred and then spooned into the cup (4.5 oz)
- ½ teaspoon EACH - baking powder baking soda and salt.
- ½ cup oats
- 1 ½ cups Cheerios
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips a little more if you like chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment or foil.
- With an electric mixer, beat the butter and both sugars until creamy. Stir in the peanut butter, egg and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, then add the flour mixture to the butter mixture; stir until incorporated.
- Stir in the cheerios and chocolate chips.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the baking sheets. Bake one sheet at a time at 375° for 10-12 minutes.
- Let cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and let the cookies cool completely before serving. They are much better when cool.
Notes
Substitute butterscotch chips, throw in some salted peanuts, top with a little sea salt and call them Salted Butterscotch Cheerios Peanut Butter Cookies