Peanut Butter Cookies

A while back Jackie asked me to teach her how to make cookies.  I thought it was an odd request but I said ok, we'll schedule a time.  Unfortunately, we have not scheduled a time for cookie class and Jackie needs to spend some time with her family right now, so I don't know when we'll have our cookie making class.  She wanted to learn how to make peanut butter cookies and I wanted to make some treats for her and her family, so I made them a batch of S'more Cheesecake Bars and Peanut Butter Cookies.

I adapted and doubled the recipe from here, because it seemed like a perfect, simple, classic peanut butter cookie recipe.  I love the criss-cross fork lines!  It completely reminds me of making cookies with my mom!  I also gave Christopher a batch for helping me with my computer and he said they were delicious and reminded him of the ones his mom used to make too!

Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Adapted from Simply Recipes

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup butter, room temperature

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup sugar for rolling

Preheat oven to 350 °F.

Cream the butter.  Add the sugars and cream together some more.  I do this by hand with a wooden spoon, I really like making cookies that way!  Mix in the peanut butter, eggs and vanilla.  Add all of the dry ingredients and mix until combined.  Roll into 1" balls and then roll in sugar.  Place on a cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.  Dip a fork in sugar and make a criss-cross patter.  Bake for about 8 minutes and then transfer immediately to a cooling rack.  Cookies should be pale brown.

Makes about 70 cookies!