Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies (slightly Healthier!)

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 1 cup margarine (softened) or 1 cup butter (softened)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°.
• 2 cream margarine or butter with sugars in a large bowl.
• 3 add peanut butter. mix until thoroughly combined.
• 4 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 5 sift together dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
• 6 slowly add dry ingredients to peanut butter mixture.
• 7 you should be able to roll dough into balls without it sticking too much. if dough is too sticky, add a little more flour. if it is too stiff, add a little milk.
• 8 roll dough into balls. you can dip them in sugar at this point or just put them directly onto the ungreased baking sheet.
• 9 place about 1.5 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets *unless the sheet is notorious for sticking*.
• 10 using a fork, flatten the balls a bit.
• 11 bake in 375° oven for 10-14 minutes or until edges are golden brown.