The Whole Jar Of Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (18 ounce) jar peanut butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped peanuts

Recipe

• in a large bowl, cream butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. add the eggs, yolks, and vanilla; mix until fluffy. stir in peanut butter. sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture. finally, stir in the peanuts. refrigerate the dough for at least 2 hours.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• roll dough into walnut sized balls. place on the prepared cookie sheet and flatten slightly with a fork. bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. cookies should look dry on top. allow to cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to cool completely on a rack. these cookies taste great when slightly undercooked.