Lunchbox Cookies

"These cookies are wonderful to add to a lunch box or to have after school. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (February 1987)"
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
13
Yields:
3-4 dozen cookies
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ingredients

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directions

  • 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 (brown and white) 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 (cookies will begin to brown around edges).
  • Cool in pans for 5 minutes before transferring cookies to racks to finish cooling.

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Reviews

  1. I omitted the peanuts. I may reduce the sugar next time as they are a bit too sweet for my taste. These cookies are so yummy with the oatmeal and the orange zest. Thanks ellie :) Made for PRMR tag game
     
  2. Excellent cookie, I have to agree with Veggie Swap that the zest makes this cookie. I didn't add the chopped peanuts, but don't think they were missed. A nice change from the "usual," choc. cookies. My DH also really liked them!!
     
  3. No peanuts here because DH doesn't like nuts in anything but he rated them with 10 stars. I used whole wheat flour and my dough was really soft which surprised me a lot. I was expecting just the opposite, lol. Anyway, they were way too soft to mark and they needed all of the 3 in surrounding space. 10 mins baking on a silicone mat gave me perfect cookies with a light golden edge. I have a feeling that these will be requested again.
     
  4. Great cookies!!! The orange zest makes a really unexpected and delicious addition... I did wonder if a drizzle of dark chocolate on top would be good. :D Next time I'll only use 1 cup peanuts, as I had about 1/3 cup left in the bowl that didn't mix in easily. YUM! Made for Veg*n Swap 12.
     
  5. These are REALLY GOOD cookies. I had to put them in a covered container so they were out of sight! I made them for my kids for after school, but of course I tried one warm and then another one after they cooled. They are good both ways. I used chunky peanut butter and did not add nuts, but I think I'd like walnuts in them. You can taste a touch of orange and just a little of the peanut butter; the whole combination works great together. These come out very large and they are somewhat lacy, as the other reviewer mentioned. Be sure to allow the 3 inches between cookies! Thanks for posting this treat!
     
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<p>I love cooking and trying different foods, but my favorite cookbooks are now Weight Watchers or low fat/low cal cookbooks as I tend to try and make low fat/low cal recipes. I lost over 90 pounds on Weight Watchers and have maintained for over a year now -- so my cooking/eating habits have changed drastically following my weight loss and to keep it off!</p>
 
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