Joey's Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

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

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and peanut butter.
3. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture.
4. Shape dough into walnut sized balls and place them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Interesting Facts

• Peanut butter cookies are believed to have originated in the United States in the late 1800s.
• The first recipe for peanut butter cookies appeared in the 1904 edition of the Boston Cooking-School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics.
• Peanut butter cookies are a favorite of President Barack Obama.