PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES - BIG, SUPER-NUTTY

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES - BIG, SUPER-NUTTY image

Yield 15 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 pound salted butter, 2 sticks
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup extra-crunchy peanut butter, preferably Jiff
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup roasted, salted peanuts, ground in processor, to resemble bread crumbs, about 14 pulses

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, baking soda, powder & salt in medium bowl. In separate bowl, beat butter until creamy, add sugars, beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add peanut butter, until fully incorporated, then eggs, one at a time, then vanilla. Gently stir dry ingredients into peanut butter mixture. Add ground peanuts, stir gently until just mixed. Working with 2 tablespoons at a time, roll into large balls, placing them 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Press each dough ball with back of dinner fork, dipped in cold water to make a criss-cross design. Bake until cookies are puffed, & slightly browned along edges, but not top, 10 to 12 minutes (they will not look fully baked.)