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PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

YIELD: 36 SERVINGS (1 COOKIE PER SERVING)

1⁄2 cup peanut butter

1⁄2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1⁄2 cup granulated sugar

1⁄2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda

1⁄4 teaspoon salt

11⁄4 cups all-purpose flour

Place peanut butter and butter in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and fl at beater to mixer. Turn to Speed 6 and beat until mixture is smooth, about 1 minute. Stop and scrape bowl. Add sugars, egg and vanilla. Turn to Speed 4 and beat about 1 minute.

Stop and scrape bowl.

Turn to Stir Speed. Gradually add all remaining ingredients to sugar mixture and mix about 30 seconds. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 30 seconds.

Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press fl at with fork in a criss-cross pattern to 1⁄4-inch thickness.

Bake at 375°F until golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from baking sheets immediately and cool on wire racks.

PER SERVING: 83 CAL, 2 G PRO, 10 G CARB, 4 G FAT, 6 MG CHOL, 81 MG SOD

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