Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

I don't bake, but I do have 2 specialties, my Holiday Biscotti, and these PB cookies! It's the holidays, and I wanted to make Peanut Butter Blossoms, so I used this recipe instead of just plain peanut butter cookies... they are delicious! And, I made some healthier substitutions.

Holiday Biscotti on the left, Cookies on the right!

Ingredients:

1 1/2C firmly packed brown sugar

1C creamy Peanut Butter (try using all natural- no sugar added pb)

3/4 C butter (sub coconut oil for up to half)

1/3 c water

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

3 Cups Oats

1 1/2 c all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 bag Hersey kisses (or 1 1/2 C semi- sweet chocolate chips)

Heat oven to 350. Beat together brown sugar, peanut butter and butter until light and fluffy. Blend in water, egg and vanilla. Add in dry ingredients 1/3 at a time and mix well. Shape dough into 1 in balls. Place on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until cookies are light golden brown and start to crack. Immediately when cookies come out of the oven, place a Hershey Kiss on the top. Transfer to cooling rack.

If you are using chocolate chips, mix them in before rolling into balls.