Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies

I always make these for my Christmas cookie tins. Why? They looks festive with the colored sugar, they freeze well, I can make a huge batch, and I like them!!!

Peanut Butter Cookies (adapted from Better Homes and Gardens-New Cook Book)

Makes about 6 dozen cookies that are perfect for freezing! You can 1/2 this recipe for a normal batch of 36.

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• colored granulated sugar

1. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
2. Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, and baking powder. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
3. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
4. Beat in as much as the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour.
5. Shape dough into 2 inch balls.
   
6. Place balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten by making crisscross marks with the tines of a fork. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
   
7. Bake cookies in a 375 degree oven for 7-9 minutes or until bottoms of cookies are lightly browned.
8. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.

The sugar sticks perfectly to the cookies even when frozen. T. has been stealing them all week so I know they are good!

I am sending this along to Susan at Food Blogga for her yearly Eat Christmas Cookies Roundup! Head over here to check it out and enter your favorite cookie!!!

As Always...

Happy Entertaining!!!

Judy
www.nofearentertaining.com