Peanuts and Playdates? (Peanut Butter Sandies)

Today I decided to make peanut butter cookies before Gertie had a play date. So without knowing if her new friend was nut intolerant, I proceeded to slather what seemed like the entire kitchen in peanut butter. Fortunately said friend could eat the cookies safely and with gusto...just not with an accompanying glass of milk! I call them sandies because they have that great sandy texture that cries out to be dipped.


Peanut Butter Sandies:
(adapted from peanutbutter.com)

Ingredients 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup Peanut Butter 12 Tbsp. butter 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in small bowl; set aside. 2. Beat peanut butter with butter in large bowl with electric mixer until smooth. Beat in sugars, then eggs and vanilla until blended. Beat in flour mixture just until blended. 3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Arrange cookies on ungreased baking sheets 2 inches apart. Gently flatten each cookie and press crisscross pattern into tops with fork dipped in sugar. 4. Bake 17 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool completely on wire rack. Store in tightly covered container.