inniepie - Posted - 02/11/2011:  19:00:15

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2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar,firmly packed
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla

In a bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt
Beat together the butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy
Beat in eggs and vanilla
Gradually beat in the flour mixture
Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2-4 hours until chilled
Take tablespoons of dough and roll into balls with hands
Place on baking sheet @ 3 inches apart- using a floured dinner fork, flatten cookies in criss-cross pattern
Bake at 375 degrees, or 10-12 minutes

KE - Posted - 02/11/2011:  19:54:42

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My favorite cookies! Thanks.

This goes straight to the Food Forum.

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Now with cookies!

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Edited by - KE on 02/11/2011 19:58:03

Brian T - Posted - 02/11/2011:  20:42:24

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Inniepie
Thank you very much. This fills a gap in my personal cookbook.
Something you'd like in trade? PM and ask.

Micki - Posted - 02/12/2011:  04:16:09

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Thanks Innie, I am gonna try making these today. Sounds scrumptious. Micki

eagleisland - Posted - 02/12/2011:  05:30:01

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I musta read this recipe 9 times now and I still don't see peanut butter anywhere in the ingredients list. There's an allusion to it in the method section...

Texasbanjo - Posted - 02/12/2011:  05:32:44

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I'd try a cup of peanut butter and see if that didn't work. I have a recipe similar to that and that's what it calls for.

I also have a recipe for Peanut Butter Cookies without any flour for those who can't eat flour, if anyone's interested, I'll post it.

Slick Salmon - Posted - 02/12/2011:  05:42:14

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For those of you with a digital scale, here's a version derived from the original Fanny Farmer and Betty Crocker recipes, my personal favorite:

57g butter
48g crisco
128g peanut butter (preferably Jif chunky)
100g sugar
110g light brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp coarse kosher salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
156g flour

Cream together the first 5 ingredients until fluffy. Incorporate egg and vanilla. Combine flour, soda and salt and add to creamed ingredients. Do not over mix.
Place rolled balls on cookie sheet and cross-cut with fork (as described in OP).
Bake @350 for 17 minutes.
Makes 24

KE - Posted - 02/12/2011:  06:11:38

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Originally posted by eagleisland

I musta read this recipe 9 times now and I still don't see peanut butter anywhere in the ingredients list. There's an allusion to it in the method section...

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How thoughtful! This must be the version for those with peanut allergies. Now remove the flour, and we have a recipe for those on a gluten-free diet with peanut allergies.

inniepie - Posted - 02/12/2011:  06:41:11

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whoops forgot the peanut butter ! 3/4 cup peanut butter!

eagleisland - Posted - 02/12/2011:  07:06:30

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Originally posted by KE

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Originally posted by eagleisland

I musta read this recipe 9 times now and I still don't see peanut butter anywhere in the ingredients list. There's an allusion to it in the method section...

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How thoughtful! This must be the version for those with peanut allergies. Now remove the flour, and we have a recipe for those on a gluten-free diet with peanut allergies.

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A worthy point. To which I'd add that salt is problematic for some people, and sugar is truly an issue for diabetics. Eggs contain a boat load of cholesterol, as does butter. Vanilla extract is carried in alcohol, a real problem for those for substance abuse issues. Baking powder contains sodium aluminum sulfate, sodium aluminum phosphate, and sodium acid pyrophosphate. I don't know what those are, but I don't like the sound of 'em.

You want your baking soda straight up or on the rocks?

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Edited by - eagleisland on 02/12/2011 07:09:30

inniepie - Posted - 02/12/2011:  07:12:51

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A worthy point. To which I'd add that salt is problematic for some people, and sugar is truly an issue for diabetics. Eggs contain a boat load of cholesterol, as does butter. Vanilla extract is carried in alcohol, a real problem for those for substance abuse issues. Baking powder contains sodium aluminum sulfate, sodium aluminum phosphate, and sodium acid pyrophosphate. I don't know what those are, but I don't like the sound of 'em.

You want your baking soda straight up or on the rocks?

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Hey, I never said cookies were healthy!

Brian T - Posted - 02/12/2011:  09:08:11

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Gram for gram, BIG SUGAR doesn't want you to know that powdered Stevia plant is sweeter.

inniepie - Posted - 02/12/2011:  11:19:24

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Originally posted by Brian T

Gram for gram, BIG SUGAR doesn't want you to know that powdered Stevia plant is sweeter.

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I love Stevia and am having some in my oatmeal as we speak...

Micki - Posted - 02/12/2011:  15:46:08

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I used 1 cup, but turned out great.
Micki

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Originally posted by inniepie

whoops forgot the peanut butter ! 3/4 cup peanut butter!

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inniepie - Posted - 02/12/2011:  18:36:47

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I used 1 cup, but turned out great.
Micki[quote]Originally posted by inniepie

whoops forgot the peanut butter ! 3/4 cup peanut butter!

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Glad they turned out Micki!

axsis - Posted - 02/13/2011:  06:50:11

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Hahaha, Skip only you would have caught that!
Cheers
Don