Jerry's Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 16 tablespoons butter, softened (2 sticks)
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup extra-crunchy peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup dry-roasted salted peanuts, ground fine
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 whisk dry ingredients in bowl and set aside.
• 2 beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy using electric mixer set on medium speed. (3-6 minutes).
• 3 beat peanut butter into butter & sugars.
• 4 beat in vanilla, then eggs one at a time until combined.
• 5 mix in flour mixture (use mixer on low speed).
• 6 mix in ground peanuts.
• 7 roll about 2 tablespoons dough into a ball, and place on parchment lined baking sheet or non-stick baking pan--about 2 in apart. make crosshatch with a fork on cookie to flatten. bake in 350 degree oven 10-12 minutes. let cookies cool on sheets for 10 minutes, then place on wire rack.
• 8 melt chips in microwave, and mix in shortening. when cookies thoroughly cooled, frost.