Mama O's Peanut Butter Cookies and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

 

1  cup granulated sugar

1  cup packed dark brown sugar

1-1/4 cups of creamy peanut butter

 3/4 cup melted butter

2 egg

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt 

 

 

• Mix sugars, peanut butter, shortening, butter and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate about 1 hours or until firm.
• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Shape dough into 2 inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten in crisscross pattern or with cookie cutter/press.
• Bake 10 minutes or until light golden brown. 
• Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.