Grandma Nancy's Peanut Butter Cookies

This recipe comes from my paternal grandmother. I made it past my 19th birthday without ever having tasted her peanut butter cookies. Grandma Nancy was never the type of grandma to make cookies with the grandchildren. She loved being outdoors! She took me fishing and let ride with her when she mowed. I have a lot of good memories of splitting and loading fire wood with her. I didn't know that she ever made cookies, but apparently, when my Dad was little she did bake cookies. 

This has been my favorite peanut butter cookie recipe ever since the first time I tried them. I would have never thought adding cinnamon to peanut butter cookies would be good, but it is delicious! (I have never tried the orange zest version.)

Peanut Butter Cookies

2 1/2 cups Flour

1 tsp. Salt

2 tsp. Cinnamon (or Orange Zest)

1 tsp. Baking Soda

1 cup Butter, Softened

1 cup Peanut Butter

1 cup Sugar

1 cup Brown Sugar

2 Eggs

2 tsp. Vanilla Flavoring

Set oven to 350° F. 

Sift together flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking soda. 

Combine in mixing bowl: butter, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla. Cream for 2 minutes. 

Add dry ingredients. Blend well.

Roll into small balls. Place on cookie sheet. Flatten, criss cross, with a fork.

Bake 8-10 minutes.

 I added some of these dark chocolate chips from Aldi to a batch of peanut butter cookies. They make a great addition. With chocolate and peanut butter you can't go wrong! :)