Peanut Butter Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

• 2-1/2  cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1  tsp baking soda
• 1/2  tsp salt
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1  cup granulated and packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1  tsp vanilla

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix first 4 ingredients until well blended. Beat butter, peanut butter and sugars in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
3. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. Flatten each, in crisscross pattern, with tines of fork.
4. Bake 8 to 10 min. or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets 3 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.

This recipe was used with permission from Kraft Foods.