Peanut Butter Nutty Cookies

Here is a simple and quick cookie recipe that the kids love making and eating.

Ingredients:

2 C. All purpose flour
½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
2 sticks unsalted butter
1-1/4 C. sugar
1-1/4 C. dark brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 tsp. almond extract
1 C. chunky peanut butter
½ C. chocolate chips
½ C. peanut butter chips
½ C. toasted and chopped pecans
½ C. toasted and chopped walnuts

How to:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees



• In a bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  Using a “Kitchen-Aid” or hand-held mixer cream the sugars and butter until it is really smooth.



• Add the peanut butter, eggs, and extracts. Mix until smooth while scraping down the sides of the bowl.



• Add the flour mixture all at once and mix on low until almost combined.



• Add the nuts and chips and mix until just combined. Don’t over mix.The dough will be really loose!



• Spoon a line of the dough about 1-1/2 inches in diameter on the length of a sheet of parchment paper. Roll the paper around the dough to form a long cylinder. Pull the dough tight in the paper to form a compact uniform shape. Twist the ends of the paper to further compact the dough. Place in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes until the dough hardens a little.



• When the dough is chilled, slice the cylinder into ½ inch thick pucks. Place on an ungreased baking sheet about 1-1/2 inches apart. Bake for about 20 minutes turning the pan once. Cook just until the ends start to turn golden. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.