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Quarter Cookies

The best not-too-sweet, chewy, chunky, peanut butter, chocolate, oatmeal cookie we’ve ever had. Portioned out in quarter-cup measurements, these cookies are a crowd-pleaser. every time. 
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
chill time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Servings 2 dozen

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ cup butter 1 ½ sticks
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour scooped and leveled
  • 1 heaping teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon heaping of peanut butter or nut butter of your choice.
  • old-fashioned oats
  • 3 cups total of chips can be one kind or a variety
  • 3/4 cups total nuts can be one kind or a variety

Instructions
 

  • Pre-measure the mix-ins for these cookies, it will make it a lot easier when the time comes to mix it. This recipe calls for three cups total of chips. I used a mixture of peanut butter chips, dark chocolate wafers (chopped), white chocolate chips, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. I did a mixture of walnuts and macadamia nuts, but you can use all of one kind or more options.
  • Cream 1 1/2 sticks of butter, 3/4 cup light brown sugar, and 1/2 cup white sugar in a mixer for 4 to 6 minutes until light and airy.
  • Add two eggs and one tablespoon of vanilla extract to the mixer and mix until fully incorporated.
  • In a separate bowl, combine two cups of flour, one heaping teaspoon of baking soda, and 2 teaspoons of sea salt. Mix together and then pour into the mixer. Mix only until it’s combined, it doesn’t need to be overmixed.
  • Add a heaping tablespoon of peanut butter and mix until just Incorporated.
  • Add to the mixer 1 and 1/2 cups of old-fashioned oats, the three cups of chips, and a 3/4 cup of nuts. Again, mix until just Incorporated.
  • Prep a tray that can fit in the refrigerator with parchment paper or a Silpat.
  • Using a quarter cup measuring cup, or a 2 oz scoop, Portion out the cookie dough onto the tray and put in the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour. They can stay in the fridge for up to a day prior to baking.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 °. Leave the cookie dough in the fridge while the oven is preheating.
  • Using a lined baking sheet, place 6-8 cookie dough mounds on the tray and bake for 11-13 minutes until the bottom of the cookie is turning golden brown.
  • Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the tray and then transfer to a cooling rack. Repeat for the remainder of the cookie dough. This recipe makes a generous 2 dozen cookies.