Peanut Butter Surprises

This is a cookie recipe my family has been making for Christmas, most of my life. It came from a Christmas Craft and Recipe book. When I make this I add a little extra flour, half the salt, and bake the cookies for less time than called for... 8-11 minutes depending on the oven. This makes soft chewy cookies.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Yields: 5 dozen cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter
• 1  cup peanut butter
• 3⁄4 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  cups  coarsely chopped  miniature peanut butter cups

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream first six ingredients until fluffy.
3. Sift dry ingredients together.
4. Gradually stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture.
5. Stir in chopped peanut butter cups.
6. Drop by heaping spoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
8. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire rack.