The Gourmet Mama

Who doesn’t love peanut butter cookies? These ones are not that peanut buttery, so they are ideal if you enjoy just the flavor but don’t want the stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth sensation. My kids pretty much got rid of these by the end of the day!

Mild Peanut Butter Cookies

Makes about 18 cookies

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. (1 stick) margarine
1/2 c. peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder

Preheat oven to 350º.

In a bowl, beat the sugar and butter until smooth. Add the egg, vanilla and peanut butter and stir well.

Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth. Form 1″ balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Use a fork to flatten and add the criss-cross pattern.

Bake cookies for 15 minutes. Cool on a rack. Careful, they can be a bit crumbly until they’ve cooled . . . but that just gives you an excuse to eat any that break!