Peanut Butter Cookies

These are our favorite peanut butter cookies. I started using this recipe as a newlywed over 20 years ago, and it is still our go to recipe when we're feeling the need for a cookie that goes great with milk or hot chocolate. It's from the Canadian Living Cooking Collection Muffins and Cookies book.

Peanut Butter Cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

1 cup smooth peanut butter

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 cup unsalted peanuts (optional)

 

In bowl, cream butter with granulated and brown sugars until fluffly; beat in egg, peanut butter and vanilla. Combine flour, slat and baking soda; add peanuts. Stir into peanut butter mixture.
 

Roll dough 1 Tbsp at a time into balls; place 1 inch apart on light greased or parchment lined baking sheets and gently flatten with a fork in a criss cross shape. Bake in 375C oven for 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Let cool on rack.

Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies.