Tis my favorite time of year! I love everything about the Christmas season. Decorating, sending cards, buying the perfect gifts, candy making, and baking! It all makes me very happy.
With the season being shorter this year, it seems that my calendar does not have a date to spare. So organization is going to be vital to keeping my sanity.
I have started by making a list of every recipe I will make for all of the different gatherings I will attend. It all starts this week when the youth group meets at my house to decorate a float for the Christmas parade. It would be easy to feed them pizza, and they would be perfectly happy. That is not how I roll, though!
I have never set up a hot chocolate bar before, but I think that will be fun. I will have different Christmas treats, and Aunt Euly’s delicious peanut butter cookies are on my menu too. She was one of my favorite aunts, and cooks, and these cookies are just a little different than plain peanut butter cookies. The oats and bran give them a great texture, and a kiss on top is always sweet!
Peanut Butter Cookies with Oats and Bran
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter melted
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chunky peanut butter
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup bran cereal
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- unwrapped Hershey's kisses one per cookie, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix melted butter, sugars, vanilla extract, peanut butter and eggs. Add flour and baking soda, mix. Stir in cereal and oats.
- Drop by teaspoonfuls (or scoops) onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10 - 15 minutes or until lightly browned on edges. Cool on pan for 5 minutes. Remove to cooling rack to cool completely.
- Add an unwrapped Hershey's kiss to cookies when you remove from the oven, if desired.
Ooooooo! A hot chocolate bar with cookies? I’d come help with the float for that treat! 🙂 This sounds like the makings of a treasured memory for your youth group. Have fun!