RICH PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Okay gang....we can all thank Betty Crocker for these babies!  ..... and just like the title, they are truly RICH peanut butter cookies....so much better than the conventional variety that we all grew up on.

Peanut butter chips are the secret flavor boost in these little puppies....I promise you that you won't stop at just one.

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

fresh from the oven before I devoured three!

1 egg

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

3/4 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup peanut butter chips

granulated sugar

DIRECTIONS:

Heat oven to 375 degrees.  In large bowl, beat brown sugar, peanut butter, butter and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy; or mix with spoon.  Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.  Stir in peanut butter chips.

Shape dough into 1 1/2-inch  balls.  Dip tops into granulated sugar.  Place balls, sugared sides up about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet (do not flatten).

Bake cookies 9-10 minutes or until light brown.  Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack...then promptly to a plate with an ice cold glass of milk.....enjoy!