Chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies

[One Touch Platinum]

1 Cup butter softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup peanut butter chips....chocolate chips or raisins.(optional)

Beat butter and sugars until creamy, add eggs and vanilla mix well.add flour,cocoa powder baking soda and salt mix well. Drop on an non-greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 to 12 minutes....do not over bake....pull the cookies when they are almost set, they will firm up as they cool off and you want them to be chewy inside and crunchy outside. The chocolate flavor of these cookies is somewhat understated....they are not super sweet and do taste a little different once they have cooled down. Store in an airtight container .