Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

This is a great cookie recipe to squeeze heartily healthy wholegrain into your little one's diet. I couldn't resist these. Savor with a smile!

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
 pinch of salt
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup softened shortening
1 cup smooth peanut butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup oats

Grease cookie sheet and pre-heat oven.
Combine dry ingredients, excepting oats.
Cream butter, shortening, peanut butter and sugar together.
Mix in eggs and vanilla, stirring to incorporate well.
Add dry mixture and stir just until moistened.
Stir in oats. Using an *ice-cream scoop, place mounds of dough on prepared cookie sheet.
With the tines of a fork, make the traditional peanut butter cookie criss cross pattern. Dip fork in flour if sticking to dough.  Bake for 20-30 minutes, depending on your oven.
Enjoy this crunchy treat warm with a cold glass of milk.

*Recipe yields a dozen cookies if using a large ice-cream scoop.