| Peanut Butter Cookies 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 egg 1 1/4 cup flour 3/4 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 Cream the butter and the sugars. Mix in the vanilla, peanut butter and egg. Mix together the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix into the sugar butter mixture. 2 Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate at least 3 hours. 3 Preheat oven to 375°F. Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten in crisscross pattern with a fork. Bake until light brown, 9 to 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for a minute; transfer to rack to cool completely. Makes about 2 dozen cookies. For chewier cookies, bake at 300°F for 15 minutes. |
