Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookies

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 16 Tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup peanut butter, creamy or crunchy

1. Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Butter 2 large baking sheets. Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. 
2. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter with both sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium and add eggs and vanilla; beat until smooth and well combined. Beat in peanut butter. Scrape down sides of bowl. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture in 2 batches until just combined.
3. Form dough into 1 inch balls and place on baking sheets. Flatten each ball by pressing with tines of a fork in a crisscross pattern. Bake, switching pans halfway through, 14 to 16 minutes, or until golden brown on bottom and barely colored on top. Cool n pans on wire racks for 5 minutes. With a spatula, carefully transfer cookies to a wire rack and allow to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.

Recipe vial All You Magazine