Perfect Peanut Butter Cookies

Do you have a favorite Peanut Butter Cookie recipe? I didn't, until

I tried this recipe!! It comes from the Gooseberry Patch

cookbook "Autumn in a Jiffy." These Peanut Butter Cookies

are so easy to make and are melt in your mouth good!! A

perfect cookie to whip up on the weekend with your kids!!

My daughter and I had so much fun making these!!  Unlike some 

of the more popular recipes on the web,  this cookie dough doesn't 

require chilling (which I love!!) so you'll be enjoying these cookies 

in no time!! They are a little chewy on the outside, soft on the

inside and extremely addictive!!

Just combine your ingredients, then scoop out by tablespoonfuls,

roll into a ball and drop into a bowl with some granulated sugar to 

coat. I used my 1 1/2" cookie scoop which made the process go

even faster.  Then place the sugar coated balls of dough onto a

parchment lined baking sheet and flatten the balls with a fork

in a criss-cross pattern.

The dough is very easy to work with - not sticky at all!!

I love the sugar coating! It gives the cookies a little

sparkle!! We actually added a bit more sugar to the

tops of the cookies before baking!

PERFECT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Autumn in a Jiffy

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup creamy (or crunchy) peanut butter

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

*1 cup sugar, DIVIDED

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.

In a separate large bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, brown

sugar and *1/2 cup sugar. Beat with an electric mixer on medium

speed until blended; stir in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture; 

stir until a stiff dough forms. Roll dough into balls by tablespoonfuls.

(I used my 1 1/2" cookie scoop) Roll balls in *remaining sugar; 

place 2 inches apart on parchment lined (or greased) baking 

sheets.  With a fork dipped in sugar, flatten balls in a 

criss-cross pattern. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes, 

(mine took 15) until golden. Makes 2-3 dozen (depending on 

how big you make them.)

In the cookbook, these cookies are called "Nanny's

Peanut Butter Goblins." "Nanny" made these every

year for a Halloween Open House. These cookies 

would be perfect for any Holiday Gathering, and would

be the hit of any bake sale!! I highly recommend them!!