Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 egg
• 3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Cream together butter, peanut butter, sugars and vanilla. Beat in eggs.
2. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir into batter. Put batter in refrigerator for 1 hour.
3. Roll into 1 inch balls and put on baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a criss-cross pattern. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for about 10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown. Do not over-bake.

Makes over 4 dozen

Note

1. If substituting regular butter for unsalted butter, do not add the 1/2 teaspoon of salt