The Farmer Family Cookbook

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When Mattson was a little boy, he loved these cookies that were made by lunch ladies for school lunches. He asked for the recipe and they copied it down for the little 2nd grader who loved cooking even then.

Ingredients

• .6670.037055555555556 cup real butter
• .50.027777777777778 cup sugar
• .6670.037055555555556 cup brown sugar
• 20.11111111111111 eggs
• 1.50.083333333333333 tsp vanilla
• .750.041666666666667 tsp soda
• .250.013888888888889 tsp salt
• 1.50.083333333333333 cups flour
• 1.50.083333333333333 cups oatmeal
• .50.027777777777778 cup peanut butter

Frosting:

• 10.055555555555556 lb powdered sugar
• .50.027777777777778 cup cocoa
• .250.013888888888889 tsp salt
• .330.018333333333333 cup real butter
• 60.33333333333333 tbsp boiling water
• 10.055555555555556 tsp vanilla

Steps

1. Cream butter, sugar and eggs. Add peanut butter. Beat until fluffy. Add spices and flour and oatmeal. Spread on a jelly roll pan. Bake at 325F for 10 minutes. Do not overcook. COOL. Spread a thin layer of peanut butter on top. Then spread with chocolate frosting made by beating together powdered sugar, cocoa, salt, vanilla, butter and boiling water.