chunky peanut butter cookies

For peanut butter lovers only.A recipe from Big,soft,chewy cookies by Jill Van Cleave.

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter,at room temperature

2/3 cup extra-chunky peanut butter

1 cup packed light brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup finely ground old-fashioned oats

1)heat oven to 350°F

2)In a mixing bowl,cream butter,peanut butter,and sugar until smooth.

add eggs and blend.

3)Stir flour and ground oats into creamed mixture.

4)Using either an individual 1/4-cup measure or a 2-ounce ice-cream scoop,scoop level amounts of dough and drop 2 inches onto ungreased cookie sheets.

5)Bake until cookies are golden brown,18-20 minutes.Using a spatula,transfer cookies to a rack and let cool.

Makes about 12-14 cookies.