# Peanut Butter Cookies

# Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened
• 1 cup peanut butter (crunchy or creamy)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2½ cup flour
• ½ tsp salt (more if butter was unsalted)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1½ tsp baking soda
• 1 cup chopped peanuts (less if chunky peanut butter)

# Instructions

1. Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars.
2. Beat in the eggs.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
4. Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture.
5. Cool the dough in fridge for 30-60 minutes.
6. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and criss-cross with fork.
7. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes, until edges begin to brown.