Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1.25 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 0.75 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 0.5 cups butter
• 0.5 cups peanut butter
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.5 cups white sugar for rolling

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. 2

   Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.

3. 3

   Cream together butter, peanut butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in egg, then stir in vanilla. Gradually blend in flour mixture until combined.

4. 4

   Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in 1/2 cup white sugar, then place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Use fork times to make a crisscross pattern on each dough ball.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool slightly, then remove cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.