Peanut Butter Cookies

This is my "go-to" peanut butter cookie recipe. It is an easy, classic recipe.  I was asked to bring two dozen cookies to church, and this is what I made.  Unfortunately I learned the hard way that when asked to bring food somewhere it is not the time to try a new recipe or experiment with ingredients.  

I used to almost always try new recipes when bringing goodies somewhere.  That used to be about the only time I baked, so I looked at it as chance to try something new.  And I actually added quite a few very good recipes to my repertoire.  That all changed a few years ago when I was left digging through my cupboards trying to figure out what to make after a recipe from a magazine flopped.  I can't remember the exact recipe, but I remember it was some type of danish filled with cream cheese and raspberry jam.  The filling spilled out everywhere and was a terrible mess.  Worse than the mess was that I had no back-up plan and only had a few (very early morning) hours to make something else.  So, lesson learned.  Sometimes classic, tried-and-true recipes like this peanut butter cookie recipe are the best.

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Peanut Butter Cookies

by Jill {www.dulcedough.com} April-16-2011

Classic peanut butter cookies.

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Cream together the butter and sugars.2. Add peanut butter and eggs then mix until well combined.3. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.4. Gradually stir dry ingredients into batter.5. Refrigerate dough for 2 - 3 hours.6. Shape dough into walnut-sized balls and place on cookie sheet about three inches apart.7. Flatten dough into a crisscross pattern with a greased fork dipped in flour or sugar.8. Bake in 350°F oven for about 10 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. 9. Cool slightly on cookie sheet for about a minute before transferring to rack to cool completely.

Details

Prep time: 3 hour Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 3 hour 1 mins Yield: 4 dozen

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