Every friend, teacher and relative is taken aback when I tell them that I don’t like cookies. No homemade monster cookie, no creamy chocolate chip, nada. But these…these are amazing, alone or with chocolate chips.
Vera
- 1 cup salted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup peanut butter – creamy or crunchy, your choice
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips (optional)
- Extra sugar for coating fork
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment or grease lightly.
Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time and beat well, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Add peanut butter and beat to blend. Add baking soda and flour and stir to combine well. Add chocolate chips, if using.
Scoop or roll into balls and place on cookie sheets – about 3 tablespoons per cookie, spaced about 2-3 inches apart. Put extra sugar in a small bowl. Using a fork, dip in sugar and press fork into cookie in a criss-cross pattern, smushing the cookie to flatten to about 1/2″ thick.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the edges are just turning brown, but do not over-bake.
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