peanut butter cookies

This recipe easily doubles.

ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• drop of blackstrap molasses
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1/2 tsp lite salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

method

Cream together butter, sugar and molasses in a large bowl.

Beat in egg, peanut butter and vanilla.

Sift flour, salt and soda into butter mixture and stir in.

Roll into 1 inch balls. Place balls on cookie sheet and press each down with fork to flatten.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes. Watch the first batch closely to get the timing right.

Allow to cool on cookie sheet for about 1 minute before removing to rack to cool.

Allow to cool completly before storing.

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