- Hey, I'm John Kanell.
Today on Preppy Kitchen,
we're making peanut butter oatmeal cookies,
with some special visitors,
so let's get started.
(upbeat music)
First off, we're going to sift out
one and a half cups or 180 grams
of all purpose flour.
But for this recipe,
I need a special helper.
Brian.
This is Brian's favorite cookie,
and I told them the only way I would make it is if he comes
on camera to help me.
Come on over.
Who did you bring?
- Hi
- It's Brian
- And Lachlan.
- And Lachy, are you here to help?
- Umm hmm (Yes).
- Are you going to help us?
(both gasp)
- Don't touch the mic!
- What's a mic?
- Here do you want to go on your stool?
- Here go on your stool so you can help us.
- Okay, here.
- What do you want to say?
(mumbling)
(laughing)
Okay. You're going to help me make some cookies today.
Are you excited?
- Are you going to make my favorite cookies Lachlan?
- Umm hmm yea.
- Okay.
- Okay. So I have 180 grams in here.
- My favorite cookie.
- Okay. One teaspoon of baking soda.
Add that in, good job.
Three quarters of a teaspoon of salt.
- Right in the bowl?
- No just in here, in the big bowl.
Thank you.
And we're going to sift it out now.
Do you want to help me shake it?
- Can you do it?
Shake shake shake.
Good job.
Alright, good job Lachy.
- Excellent
- Can I mix it now?
- You want to mix it?
(gasp)
- You can mix it.
- That's okay.
- We are making the favorite cookies.
- You are making my favorite cookies.
- Are you going to share cookies?
- Um huh...
That's so nice.
- I'm going to share cookies with you...
- And me?
- And me. What about me?
- I am.
- Oh, thank you.
- Into a separate bowl, we're going to add
one cup, 226 grams of butter.
And do you want to add this butter in?
Here.
I'm going to get it started
and now you hold the end,
like that, and let it drop.
Pick it up.
Thank you, good job.
- I'm not cleaning any of this up.
- Oh, I see (laughs)
Wait a second.
I'm going to put you to work now.
So, Dada's going to help you.
- I'm going to hold it.
- I need a napkin.
- We want 255 grams or one cup of peanut butter.
- Hold on.
- That's a lot of a peanut butter.
(laughs)
- How much are we suppose to be putting in?
- Let me help you out.
- I need a napkin because it's peanut butter.
What's this spoon for?
- The spoon is for eating it.
Don't touch that.
- He's not at the mixer stage yet.
- It could go very bad.
- My fingers (laughs)
- See Lachy what am I doing?
- Mixing it
- Mixing mix mix mix.
Can you say mix mix mix?
- Umm huh...
- Okay.
We have a delicious concoction of peanut butter
and butter in.
- How does that smell?
- Mmmmm good.
- Oh good.
- Do you want to add in three quarters of a cup
of brown sugar?
Good.
Do you want to add in three quarters of a cup
of granulated sugar?
- Uh huh.
- Thank you.
- Good job.
Now I'm going to mix this up until it's nice and combined.
- Mix!
- This makes a big batch of cookies,
which is great because they're really delicious
and have a nice chewy texture.
- Do you know how sometimes some peanut butter cookies
are really sweet?
- Yeah
- These are I think not too sweet.
And they're really chewy,
which I love a chewy cookie.
John loves, like what I consider a burnt, crispy cookie.
- How dare you.
- I like nice cakey... what are you doing?
Chewy cookie that's delicious.
- Can you say delicious Lachy?
- (mumbled) Delicious!
(laughter)
That smells good.
- That smells so good.
- It does, are you going to crack an egg?
- Come look what we're making Grandpa!
- That's grandpa's (indistinct)
- Do you want to pour a little vanilla in?
- Yeah
- I'll tell you when, pour it in until I say stop.
So pour it in.
Oh, he wants to measure, that's so cute.
- I want to put it in.
- Yeah, you can put it in.
Let's measure over the bowl in case any spills.
Okay.
(upbeat music)
One teaspoon.
- Good job
- And now one more.
(upbeat music continues)
- That's good.
A little extra blessing of vanilla never hurt anyone.
- That's OK
- How's that smell?
- Good, I'm a...
- Okay. So now two Eggs, Brian, you have the honors.
You're going to crack the eggs in.
- He's saying this, cause I don't know how to crack an egg.
- I want to crack one.
- Lachlan's like, let me show you.
- Good job.
Well.
(Laughing)
- Imma pick the shells up.
Do you want me to help you?
You did a good job cracking.
- Just pull it apart, like...
Good job, Papa.
- Thank you. Do you want to do one now?
- I really don't know how to crack an egg.
- So wait that, it's Dada's turn.
Dada's going to try.
I open it up over the bowl.
- Ah.
- I want one too!
(laughing)
- I want one too!
- Ah. We're going to mix it up now.
Do you want to hold a mixture a little bit, like this?
- I want to mix this.
- You're mixing it.
- You're making me nervous.
(Nervous laughter)
Good job Lachy, I'll just watch.
- ♪ Watching is fun, lalalala. ♪
- Hi Ellie!
(laughter)
- Does it smell good?
Are you excited?
Don't put your face in it..
That was not the right question to ask.
(laughing)
- Smells delicious
- Yummy!
- Okay, we're going to scrape the bowl down once.
- Can I do it now?
- Yeah you can scrape the bowl down
Just scrape the bowl down like this.
Scrape, scrape, scrape
- Wait can I do it?
- The nice thing about using a hand mixer
is that you actually don't have to
scrape the bowl down as much.
- Just push from the side.
- Oh, is that supposed to be like that?
- No, so that's like we found a one streak of peanut butter.
Thank you.
And now I'm going to mix it in.
(upbeat music)
- Don't mess my line!
Papa don't mess my line!
- Oh, the peanut butter had to get mixed.
- Oh.
- Oh, okay.
Do you want to help me dump the flour in?
- Uh huh
- Okay. Two hands, carefully add it in.
- Making me very nervous.
- All client's nervous triggers.
- Now can I mix this?
- Well, you're so messy.
I'm like one of those clean as you go kind of people
at jobs, just like, oh whatever.
- So we're going to mix this in a little bit
just to get it started so it doesn't make a mess.
- No, can I mix it now?
- And then we're going to use the mixer
to mix this a little bit.
Do you want to help me use the mixer?
- Yeah.
- So use your free hand, hold the mixer,
and then we're going to turn it on and mix on low
Just like that.
And we want to mix this until it's almost combined
because there's one amazing.
- No don't hold it right there.
- Cause there's one amazing ingredient, which is what?
What's left over? Look over there.
- (gasp) What are these?
- Nuts
(Beep)
- What else might they be?
- Oats?
- Oats! That's right
- Oh, you got it.
Do you want to add the oats in?
- Yes, I do.
- Okay. Yeah.
- I'll do them.
- Lachy is going to do it.
- Be careful
- Good job.
Get them all in there.
- All the oats.
Yay.
- Now I'm going to use the mixer.
- Oh, is that what's going to happen?
Okay. You going to hold it?
I'm going to turn it on.
So the mix on low,
just like this.
And we're going to work these oats in
and in doing this, all the rest of the flour
will get used up too.
This part's actually easier with a stand mixer.
- Okay.
- All done with the cookie dough
(laughter)
- We're going to finish this up in a minute. Okay.
- Bye Ellie.
- Bye
- Okay. That was fun.
I love having the kids helping the kitchen
and they've gotten older, so now they can
actually do a lot of work.
Can I tell you the other day,
Lachlan helped me make a pavlova
and George helped me make some chocolate tarts
and it was the cutest thing ever.
Let's get some cookie sheets out and scoop them up.
Scoop these up like two tablespoon sized clumps
and give them some room spread.
There's no chill time for these cookies.
Let me know in the comments,
if you want to see more of Brian and the kids in the videos,
I love having help in the kitchen,
and it's what I grew up doing,
I was always with my mom cooking, things up
and it's the most fun thing ever.
These are going to bake in the oven 350
and you have an option.
12 minutes for a little gooier,
a little bit of extra time for that crisper cookie.
Then you go.
My cookies are out of the oven
and it's time for someone to come test them.
Boys, do you want some cookies?
- Yes I do
- I'm shocked.
I, what is that?
- We made cookies. Lachlan made some cookies for you.
- Lachlan helped make cookies for you.
Do you want to try one?
Dada do you want to try one?
- I do want to try one.
- All right.
If you liked this recipe, check out my cookie playlist.
How's it taste?
- Umm that's delicious!
(laughter)
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Say bye.
- Bye!
- Let me taste just one more cookie.
- Oh one more cookie
- Oh one more
- That's two cookies. Their Dada will take them
- Let's take all the cookies, come on boys
- Okay.
Oh, I'll just eat this crumb.
(Laughter)