Irish Oatmeal Cookies

Irish Oatmeal Cookies

12 tbsp. unsalted butter

¾ cup natural creamy peanut butter

¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar

½ cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

¾ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

1 cup all-purpose flour

1½ cups Irish steel cut oatmeal

1 cup raisins

¾ cup coconut

Preheat oven 350º

Cream together butter and peanut butter, then add sugar and mix until light and fluffy.  Beat in eggs until smooth.  Combine oats, flour, baking soda, and salt and then add to creamed mixture.  Beat until thoroughly blended. Fold in raisins and coconut. Drop by rounded spoonful two inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350º for 12 minutes.  Let cool on cookie sheet one minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Yield 5 dozen cookies.         

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