Family Favourite Cookies

Sometimes names for recipes come from family history.  Family Favourite Cookies combine oats, chocolate and peanut butter and that’s how they became one of our favourite cookies.  These little treats do not last long and they have a way of disappearing within minutes.  They are easy to make and even my husband John who doesn’t cook or bake could make a batch of these.

Growing up with nonna Emilia we didn’t buy cookies in the early days, we made them.  In little Italy we shopped at a small butcher shop which carried a variety of goods.  Mike Nanne was a wonderful kind man.  He was an immigrant’s son, but he never forgot where his parents came from.  He allowed many of the immigrants to shop on credit and then on pay day they would all file into his store.  I remember during a strike at the Steel Plant once, no one did without because Mike floated everyone until they returned to work.  Anyway, the first cookies we bought were the S shaped cookies at Mike’s store.

Most of the time we baked cookies and when my kids were little, I often baked at night.  After I put the kids to bed and before I did my marking, you could find me in my kitchen baking.  To this day, these remind me of those times and it makes me smile.  These cookies today are for Owen because he is coming to visit and I think he is part “Cookie Monster”.

I love bringing the ingredients together.

Watch this short video for easy step by step.  Enjoy!!

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Family Favourite Cookies

An easy to make cookie that everyone loves. 34

Course Dessert

Cuisine Home Cooking in Canada, Italian

Keyword Family Favourite Cookies

Servings 34 cookies

Author Renata Solski

Ingredients

• 1 cup oats quick cook
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tbsp plain greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F

   Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.

   In a small bowl combine the flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.

   In another bowl cream the butter and sugar.

   Next add the peanut butter and beat.

   Now add the milk and the yogurt and beat again.

   Take the dry ingredients and add to the wet.

   Stir together.

   Next add the chocolate chips.

   Take the dough by tablespoons and roll into balls.

   Place on the parchment paper about 2 inches apart.

   Dip a fork into flour and flatten the cookies.

   Place in the oven for 10 minutes.

   May be frozen or stored in an airtight container.