Guest Favorite Recipe – Hamanasi’s Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

Hamanasi Peanut Butter Cookies 

2 tsp.                              Vanilla Extract

1 c                                    Peanut Butter; creamy

3                                      Eggs

1 c                                   Butter; softened

1 1/4 c                           Granulated Sugar

1 1/4 c                          Dark brown sugar

1/4 tsp.                        Salt

1/2 tsp.                        Baking Soda

2 c                                Purity Flour

Method:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, soda, and salt.  Mix well with a wire whisk
• In a large bowl, blend sugars using a mixer at medium speed
• Add butter and mix to form a grainy paste
• Add eggs, peanut butter, and vanilla, mix at medium speed until light and fluffy
• Add the flour mixture and mix at low speed until just mixed. (Do not over-mix)
• Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an un-greased cookie sheet, 1 ½ inches apart
• With a wet fork, gently press a crisscross pattern on top of the cookies
• Bake for 8-22 minutes until cookies are slightly brown along the edges
• Transfer cookies immediately to cool surface with a spatula

Happy Cooking & Eating from Hamanasi’s Kitchen Staff!