Soft Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

One of our favorite cookies to make and eat are Peanut Butter cookies. This recipe makes up a batch of peanut butter cookies that are soft and chewy.  I came across the written recipe tucked into one of my mother's cookbooks.

Ingredients

1 c. butter, softened
1 c. peanut butter, creamy
1 1/4 c. granulated sugar, divided
1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
4 c. flour
1 c. peanut butter chips
1/4 c. sugar, for rolling the dough in

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°.  Lightly grease or spray a cookie sheet to keep the cookies from sticking, or line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  

Cream together butter, peanut butter, 1 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Stir in vanilla.

Mix in baking soda, salt and flour. 

Stir in peanut butter chips by hand with a wooden spoon.

Roll some dough between the palms of your hands into 1 1/2-inch balls.  You may want to refrigerate the dough if it sticks too much to your hands.

Place 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a small bowl. Roll the dough balls in the sugar. 

Place the cookie dough balls on a baking sheet.  Bake for 7 to 9 minutes.  Remove from oven before they turn brown.  Leave them on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes to set up, so you can remove them and place them on a cooling rack.  It is important not to over bake the cookies, so they will remain very soft.