Peanut Butter Cookies

Makes about 75 (3 inch) cookies, or a lot of smaller ones.
Ingredients:

• 5 cups all purpose flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 1/2 cups butter, room temp

• 1/2 cup shortening, room temp

• 2 cups granulated sugar

• 2 cups brown sugar

• 4 large eggs

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• Peanut butter mixture (see below)

• 1 (10 oz) bag Mini Reese's Pieces

Peanut Butter Mixture

• 16 oz peanut butter (I used an organic peanut butter)

• 4 oz (1 stick) butter, room temp

• 1/4 cup  honey

Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix up the peanut butter mixture first, then set aside.

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, set aside. In a standing mixer or large bowl, cream the 1 1/2 cups of butter, the shortening and both sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, beating well after each one, then add the vanilla and the peanut butter mixture. Add the flour mixture by the cupful and beat at low speed until fully mixed.
 

Line your baking sheets with parchment paper. I used a 2 inch scoop to make these cookies, so they're a good size, but not huge. Place about 2 inches apart on your baking sheet.

Bake for 11 minutes only!!! The cookies will still be slightly pale, but that is fine! Remove from the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheet for a mintue then transfer them to the cooling rack.

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