Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

The other day, B sent me an email from college.  It read:

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

I don’t wanna edit these essays,

So- Can you?

I posted the rhyme on a social network site introducing it from my “firstborn”.  He was first to comment on my status and said he would rather be referred to as my “favorite child” instead of my “firstborn”.

It got me thinking about some of my favorite things and these new cookies are near the top of the list- just under my “favorite child”.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup soft butter

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

2 grated 1.55oz. Hershey Bars

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 cups quick oats

2 cups semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips

Cream butter, peanut butter and sugars. Stir in eggs and vanilla.  Add dry ingredients and grated chocolate. Stir until well incorporated. Spoon cookies onto greased aluminum baking sheet. Flatten a bit with your fingers.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10+ minutes depending on size.

I’m sure thinking a lot lately about my favorite child, hoping he (or she) finds happiness in his (or her) every day journey. Over the past year, life has been full of transitions and re-defining normal.  The key to continued peace and happiness seems to be to simply take delight in the blessings of today.   No doubt I’m finding a bit of happiness in my new favorite treat.