Recipe: Honey Pot Oatmeal Cookies (using peanut butter, raisins, and peanuts)

HONEY POT OATMEAL COOKIES

1 cup peanut butter
1 cup honey
1/4 cup sugar
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1 egg, lightly beaten 1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups oats, quick or old-fashioned*, uncooked
1 3/4 cups flour*
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup coarsely chopped dry roasted peanuts, optional

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, beat peanut butter, honey, sugar and butter with electric mixer until creamy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; mix well.

Add combined oats, flour and baking soda; mix well. Stir in raisins and peanuts, if desired. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove to wire rack; cool completely. Store tightly covered at room temperature or wrap airtight and freeze.

*If you use old-fashioned oats, add an additional 2 tablespoons of flour.

Makes about 5 dozen
Source: Quaker Oats