Junko-san's Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies　　　　

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, soda, and salt. Mix well with a wire whisk set aside.
3. In a large bowl, blend sugars, using an electric mixer set at medium speed. Add butter, and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping the sides of the bowl. Add eggs, peanut butter and vanilla and mix at medium speed until light and fluffy.
4. Add the flour mixture and mix at low speed until just mixed.
5. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. With a wet fork gently press cookies in a crisscrossed pattern. Bake for 14 minutes or until slightly brown along edges.