Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

It's been a while but I've been busy since my last post in April, was kinda consumed by planning our wedding and trip to the UK with the boys in June ... ya I know, lots of fun stuff right?  Then the summer came and went, back to school rush hit, Thanksgiving and now we are gearing up for Halloween!

I plan to add in some posts and pics from the wedding and our travels but wanted to jump back in with a new favourite in our house .... Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies!  Zac has never really like Peanut Butter and actually used to tell people he was allergic to nuts when he was little, fast forward a few years and he met and fell in love with Peanut Butter Cups and the rest is history! 

I called mom for her Peanut Butter recipe because I didn't want to use the one on the side of the Kraft PB Jar, they are nice and nutty but they are too crumbly and the request came in rather specific .... "Chewy peanut butter cookies please!".  Mom gave me the recipe from her Five Roses cook book and I made a few modifications .... dropped the amount of butter and upped the PB for the extra nuttiness and added in an extra egg for the chewiness.  Below is the recipe that passed the Boy Test in my house ... if they don't eat baked goods then it's bad .... brutal truth!

Ingredients
1/4 cup Butter (*salted or unsalted, just cut out the salt below if you are using salted)
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup White Sugar
2 Eggs
1 cup cup Peanut Butter
1/2 tsp Salt *
3/4 tsp Baking Soda
1 1/2 cup Flour
1/2 tsp Vanilla

Using a mixer cream butter, add in sugar and continue to cream until light and fluffy
Add in eggs, peanut butter and vanilla and mix
Add salt* and baking powder and mix
Set aside mixer and mix flour in by hand until incorporated
Roll batter into 1 inch balls and place on parchment lined cookie sheet, sprinkle with white sugar

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are ever so slightly golden brown, pull them out even if you think they aren't done (this will keep the chewiness!!!)  Let them cool on a rack or backing sheet before storing.

These aren't your traditional fork printed PB Cookie but they are chewy and nutty ..... and never last long!  Enjoy.