Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 1.25 cups packed brown sugar
• 1.25 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter , softened
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, combine flour, soda, and salt. Mix well with a wire whisk set aside.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, blend sugars, using an electric mixer set at medium speed. Add butter, and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping the sides of the bowl. Add eggs, peanut butter and vanilla and mix at medium speed until light and fluffy.

4. 4

   Add the flour mixture and mix at low speed until just mixed.

5. 5

   Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. With a wet fork gently press cookies in a crisscrossed pattern. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until slightly brown along edges.