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The standard cookies we make almost everyday at the bakery are sugar, oatmeal, chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies. Peanut butter cookies are a great snack and dates back to around the 1910s and was developed in the United States. George Washington Carver, an American agricultural extension educator was one of the most well known promoter of the peanut (1864-1943). This is an easy recipe and you can get them done in about 1 1/2 hours.

Ingredients;
1 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle at medium speed add both sugars, butter and peanut butter and cream together. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract until combined. In a separate bowl swift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. At a low speed slowly add in the flour mixture until well blended. Refrigerate the batter for about an hour.
Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees. Using a medium trigger scoop gather the batter and place onto a 1/2 sheet tray spacing about 2″ apart. Using the back of a fork press the dough down, then cross over at a 45 degree angle and press again imprinting the typical peanut butter cookie impression. To avoid causing the fork to stick to the batter I dip my fork into a small bowl of sugar. Bake for 10 minutes in the center oven until the edges are slightly brown. Allow to cool 10 minutes, then place onto cooling rack.

Enjoy
Chef Brian Klauss