- 1 cup margarine (2 sticks)
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 medium eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
Mix together the margarine and peanut butter
in a large bow with a big spoon or whisk.
When they are blended together and creamy,
add the white sugar and brown sugar. Mix it
all up until it is light and fluff. Add the
vanilla and salt, and mix again. Finally
measure in the baking soda, baking powder
and flour. Stir it all up, it will be very
thick. At this point a spoon works better
than a whisk. When you have a nice smooth
dough, you can stop mixing. Shape the dough
into balls about an inch in diameter.
Arrange them on a cookie sheet. Dip a fork
in a small amount of flour, and smash each
dough ball twice with the tines of the fork,
making the traditional cross-hatch pattern.
You could also just smash the balls with
your palm to flatten them out, if the
cross-hatch pattern isn't very important to
you. I find that children are more than
willing to help out with the fork flattening
of the cookies. Bake the cookies at 375° for
about 10 minutes. Cool slightly before
removing from the pan. Makes about 4 dozen
cookies.
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