Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup, plus 2 1/2 tablespoons, granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup coarsely chopped lightly salted dry-roasted peanuts

1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. Sift flour, baking soda and salt onto a pice of wax paper. Beat butter and peanut butter until creamy with a mixer at medium speed. Add 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar and egg; beat until evenly blended. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture; beat just until incorporated. Add peanuts and beat just until evenly distributed. 3. Shape into balls, using a heaping tablespoon dough for each. Roll balls in 2 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Place 2-inches apart on parchment-lined cookie sheets. With tines of fork, press a crisscross on each cookie and flatten to about 1/2-inch. Bake 13 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Cool 3 minutes on cookie sheet on wire rack. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Makes 24 cookies. Recipe by Jean Kressy.

Per cookie: 160 calories, 10g fat, 20mg chol., 4g prot., 16g carbs., 1g fiber, 180mg sodium.