Cookies!

I know, it's been a few weeks.  The last few have been a bit hectic, went out of state to help our my aging parents and to convince them to move my me.  Got a summer cold (I really hate those!).  Anyway, I haven't worked on anything new much.  It's been way too hot and with no air conditioning in the house, well, you get the picture!  Before the heat set in, there was a bake sale at work for a charity fund and I made some peanut butter chocolate chip cookies that were a hit so I thought I would post the recipe.  Here it is, along with a picture:

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/4 lb. butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 extra large eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 10oz. bag peanut butter chips
1 12oz. bag chocolate chips

Cream together butter, peanut butter and sugars.  Add the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla, until thoroghly blended.  Sift together flour, soda and salt.  Add to the bowl and mix.  Beat in the chips (if your mixer can handle it, the dough can get pretty thick with the chips.  You may have to fold in by hand).  Preheat oven to 325 F.  Drop by handfulls (or use a cookie scoop or teaspoon for smaller cookies) onto a baking sheet and bake until done.  Smaller cookies take about 12 minutes, the large ones about 16 minutes.  Cookies are done when the edges are golden brown and center just slightly brown.

Enjoy!