Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

Yield: Makes 4 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup crunchy peanut butter

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

2 eggs

2-1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Cream together butter, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in eggs.

In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into batter. Put batter in refrigerator for 1 hour.

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 degree F. oven for about 10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown. Do not overbake.

Recipe and image used with permission and provided by the Peanut Advisory Board.

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