Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2         Cup           flour
1/2       tsp.          baking soda
1/4       tsp.          salt
1 1/4     Cup           packed dark brown sugar
1 1/4     Cup           granulated sugar
1         Cup           butter, softened
3         large         eggs
1         Cup           creamy peanut butter
2         tsp.          vanilla extract

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 300ºF. Mix dry ingredients (except sugars) and set aside. On medium speed, in large bowl, blend sugars; add butter, mix till grainy consistency. Add eggs, peanut butter and vanilla extract; beat till fluffy. On low speed, add flour mixture until barely mixed into butter mixture. Drop by rounded tablespoonsful, 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Use a wet or flour coated fork to gently press a crisscross pattern on top of each cookie. Bake until the edges of the cookies are very lightly browned, approximately 18- 20 minutes. Remove to cool on a flat surface.