Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups peanut butter (creamy or chunky)

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Additional granulated sugar (for rolling cookie dough in)

Directions:

Mix butter, sugar and peanut butter together.  Add eggs, flour, baking soda and vanilla extract.  Roll dough into 1 inch (or a little larger) balls, roll in sugar, place on ungreased cookie sheet and use a fork to make a crisscross design on top or just smash down with a cup. Bake at 350°F for about 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Yields 3 dozen cookies

Slight changes made from the recipe found at Six Sisters