Oatmeal Cookies With Chocolate, Peanuts And Caramel

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups oats, uncooked
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 1/2 ounces werther's original chocolate covered caramels, chilled and chopped
• 8 ounces chocolate, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted peanuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 beat butter and medium speed until creamy.
• 2 add sugars and beat well.
• 3 add eggs and vanilla, beating until well blended and creamy.
• 4 process oats in a blender or food processor until finely ground.
• 5 combine oats, flour, baking powder, soda and salt and add to butter mixture, beating well.
• 6 stir in chopped candies, chocolate and peanuts.
• 7 shape dough into 1-1/2 inch balls and place on parchment paper lined baking sheets.
• 8 bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes or lightly browned.
• 9 cool 1 minute on sheets.
• 10 remove to wire racks to further cool.