There is a debate that goes on in our household
each and every summer.
Nothing super serious…
but one that neither of us will budge on how
we say it.
If it comes up when other people are around
we ask their opinion too.
Funny thing is, usually we get mixed answers…
So I am going to share it with you today,
in hopes that some of you are with me on this.
It is summer time and during the summer we run our air a lot.
When the house gets too cool,
(yes, sometimes that does happen)
I turn the air UP.
My logic for turning it up,
is that the numbers on the thermostat are rising
so it is going up and getting warmer.
My hubby disagrees totally with me.
He says when you want to stop the air conditioning from working
you turn it DOWN.
In my brain, if I am turning it down,
it will get even colder.
So now I am curious how you say it when you either
turn your air colder or warmer.
I have just the cookie recipe for you.
How about some Outrageous Oatmeal Banana Cookies
that have chocolate chips AND
a giant peanut butter cup???
Who cares about what way is right when you have cookies this good to eat.
Outrageous Oatmeal Banana Cookies Recipe
Oatmeal Banana Cookies get a little more fun from the full sized Reese's Peanut Butter Cup on the top.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 /2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup mashed banana (1-2 medium)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups quick oats
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 15 full sized Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a sheet pan with a Silpat or parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugars until light and creamy.
- Add the egg, vanilla, and mashed bananas and mix again.
- Stir in baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, flour, and oatmeal until dough forms. Add the chocolate chips and stir gently.
- Use a cookie scoop to make 15 balls of dough. Bake for 9-10 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the cookies sit for 2 minutes on the hot pan. Gently remove them and place on parchment paper.
- Immediately press a full sized peanut butter cup into the tops of the hot cookies. If the sides of the cookies crack, gently press them back together with your fingers.
- Let the cookies cool completely before moving. Store in a tightly sealed container.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 15 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 314Total Fat: 15.5gSaturated Fat: 8.5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 233mgCarbohydrates: 38.5gFiber: 2.7gSugar: 21.6gProtein: 5.6g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
Oh my goodness! These cookies just came out of the oven and they’re outrageous in every sense! Perfectly crisp on outside and soft inside. I even used whole wheat flour and added some ground flax so these will be the perfect snack for my kids. Thank you for a wonderful recipe!
Outrageous indeed! Outrageously, awesomely delicious! Another flavor symphony orchestrated by the master of decadent desserts! Bravo, Jocelyn!!
Thank you for linking up!
Jenn
These sound so good! And I say “UP”!
Yummy!!!!
My daughter it’s right next to me asking if I can make it tomorrow 🙂
Thank you for sharing, your blog is delicious.
Those cookies look DELISH!!! I’m always looking for something to do w/ bananas other than banana bread. And I LOVE peanut butter! And butterscotch chips! Yes, these cookies have my name all over them 🙂
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These look awesome!!! I love the Reese’s on top! So yummy. We just wanted to stop by and thank you for linking up to our first link party last week. We appreciate your support so much! We would love to have you stop by again this week and link up more of your great things at Strut Your Stuff Saturday!
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Great flavor combo!
WOW!This looks so good. I would love it if you came over to Cast Party Wednesday tomorrow and shared some of your recipes with us.
Thanks,
I hope to see you there!
o they look yummy~~ and so pretty:)
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*drool* I would love it if you would link up to my Tuesday Confessional party going on now. There is a really great giveaway going on with it. I hope to see you soon! http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2011/07/tuesday-confessional-linky-party-and.html
~Macy
All I can say is…yummy! I shared this on my Must Try Tuesday blog post.
http://therickettchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/07/must-try-tuesday-july-12-2011.html
Thanks for sharing!
Wende
http://www.therickettchronicles.blogspot.com
Luckily, here in the UK, we don’t need to worry about air con, it’s just heating on or off!
Anyhoo, important matters, these cookies look amazing, sigh, I need to make me some!
These cookies look amazing.
We are in our final week of Get Grillin’ – Dessert is the theme and we would love if you submitted up to any 3 recipes (they don’t have to be grilled) to our link up. This one would be perfect! This week we have a Rouxbe Cooking School giveaway. http://su.pr/2YaIiV
Yumm! Looks SO good!
I say it both ways, because I have an internal debate about it using the same logic you listed for both sides. haha
I see your logic, in that if you think of temperatures in the +/- you would say that as it gets colder the temp is going down, so therefore to make it cooler you would be turning the air down.
However, I would think of it in terms of a fan. The higher you turn the fan the cooler it gets, so therefore I would say “turn the air up”
I like little debates like this. The only one we have in my family (and I’m totally right), has to do with the phrase “may as well/might as well.” That’s how I say it. My husband (and his family) combines them and says “my as well” which doesn’t even make sense!
you definitely turn the air UP!
Be still my heart…..delish!
We have that debate too…and I honestly can’t remember who says ‘up’ or ‘down’ but I know we both say it differently. These are one of my all time favorite cookies…but I haven’t seen them done with oatmeal in the cookie, which only adds t their gloriousness!