Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 3/4 teaspoon soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation:

Cream sugars, butter or margarine, and peanut butter. Beat in egg, then stir in remaining ingredients. Shape dough into a small balls; place on lightly greased baking sheets then press the dough balls down with a fork to make ridges down the center. Dip fork tines in flour the fork each time before pressing a cookie. Bake at 350° for about 12 minutes. (Bake for a little less time for chewier cookies.) Makes about 2 dozen peanut butter cookies.