Lunchbox Cookies

These cookies are wonderful to add to a lunch box or to have after school. Recipe source: bon appetit (february 1987)

Preheat oven to 325-degrees f.

Spead oats on baking sheet and toast in preheated oven for 10 minutes or until oats are golden brown , stirring occassinally.

Set aside.

Increase oven temperature to 350-degrees f.

Combine flour , orange peel , baking soda , baking powder and salt in a large bowl.

In a separate bowl cream butter and peanut butter until light.

Add sugars and beat until light and fluffy.

Add eggs one at a time and continue beating.

Stir in vanilla.

Fold in flour mixture.

Fold in browned oatmeal and peanuts.

Drop batter onto baking sheets by tablespoons , spacing 3-inches apart.

Flatten cookies slightly with a fork making criss-cross lines on the cookies.

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until done.

Cool in pans for 5 minutes before transferring cookies to racks to finish cooling.

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