Classic Peanut Butter Cookies – always good! Simple classic cookies 🍪 😋 You’d think after 50 years I’d remember this, but really… I don’t bake much; we’re not that into sweets or bakery goods. Okay, my daughter’s weakness is a bakery! Never been big in my family, though. I did raise my kids on a farm/horse stable, with a lot of cooking, canning, gardening, pies, homemade jams, etc… a little baking 🫣 So, all that being said, I found the recipe I’ve always used on Allrecipes. I end up on that site a LOT.  

For more details and hints, etc., check out the link above. 🥰 recipe below.

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt

Directions

• Gather all ingredients.
• Beat butter, peanut butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; beat in eggs.
• Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a separate bowl; stir into butter mixture until dough is just combined. Chill cookie dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour to make it easier to work with.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a crisscross pattern.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 7 to 10 minutes.
• Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

I did batches at a range between 7 and 10 minutes because my family has different preferences of how crispy or chewy they like them 🤭 Great for the munchies or to take to a gathering 😉