Recipe:

Adapted from the Joy of Cooking

 

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 large egg

1 cup peanut butter (try to get unnatural stuff like Skippy. The added sugar and the homogenized consistency helps it turn into a better cookie!) 

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to375 F.

2. Sift brown sugar and white sugar. Beat butter in a large bowl until soft. Add sugars until mixture is creamy. Beat in egg, peanut butter, salt, and baking soda. Add sifted flour and vanilla..

3. Roll dough into large balls (about 2 inches). Place on a greased cookie sheet and press balls flat with a fork. (The larger cookie size helps the texture to be softer, so don't make smaller cookies unless you want crunchy cookies. I usually get around 20 large cookies from the 2-inch balls)

4. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until slightly golden brown around the edges.