Annette Funicello's Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups unsifted flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup corn oil margarine, softened (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup skippy creamy peanut butter (or trader joe's almond butter) or 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter (or trader joe's almond butter)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
• 2 in large bowl with mixer at low speed beat together margarine, peanut butter, eggs, water, and vanilla just until blended.
• 3 add flour mixture, beat until blended.
• 4 increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes.
• 5 optional: stir chocolate pieces into batter.
• 6 drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 7 flatten slightly with floured bottom of glass.
• 8 bake in 375 f oven 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 9 cool on wire rack.
• 10 store in tightly covered container.