Michigan "Primary Criss-Cross" Peanut Butter Cookies

Michigan "Primary Criss-Cross" Peanut Butter Cookies

3 dozen cookies

Lansing, Livonia, Detroit...GOP candidates have been all over Pure Michigan, trying to get the upper HAND!

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp. each baking powder, baking soda, salt

1/2 cup butter or Butter-flavored Crisco

1/2 cup each brown sugar, white sugar

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped

Heat oven to 375°F. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.

In bowl of electric mixer beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy.  Add peanut butter, vanilla and egg; beat well.  Add flour mixture and beat until combined.  Stir in peanuts.

Use a 1 Tbsp. scoop to portion cookies on lightly sprayed cookie sheet.  Use a sugar-dipped fork to flatten in classic peanut butter criss-cross pattern.

Bake 13 to 15 min. or until golden brown.  

Tip:

Batter can be doubled (add 1 egg at a time).