Lalee's peanut butter cookies - wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina |

Recipe from Lalee Backus

1 cup of butter
1 cup of light brown sugar
1 cup of white sugar
1-1/2 cups of creamy peanut butter, (Smuckers)
2 jumbo eggs
1 tbsp of creme de cocoa
1/2 tsp of vanilla
2 cups of flour
1 small package of peanut butter chips (11.5 oz)
1 cup of nuts/walnuts
1 tsp of salt
1 tsp of cream of tartar
1 tsp of soda
2 tsp of cinnamon

Cream the first three ingredients until well blended. Then add the peanut butter until very creamy in texture. Blend the eggs, creme de cocoa, vanilla until well blended. In separate Bowl, add the flour, nuts, salt, cream of tartar, soda, cinnamon and chips.  Then add to cookie mixture. Make small balls, about 1/3 cup of cookie mixture, place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. Flatten with fork, then bake at 350 degree oven until slightly brown, about 10 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets before removing to cookie racks. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.