Peanut butter cookies

Ingredients:

Peanut butter (crunchy)-150 gms or 3/4 cup,
Butter-150 gms-room temperature-cut into small cubes,
Light brown sugar-100 gms or 3/4 cup(-powdered or you can use it as it is)
Egg-1,
All purpose flour-2 cups or 230 gms,
Baking soda-1/2 tsp,
Vanilla essence-1 tsp.

Method:
Pre heat oven to 350 F or 180 C
Line butter paper on baking sheet or tray.
Sieve the flour and measure 2 cups of flour in a bowl.
Add 1/2 tsp of baking soda.

Mix with wire whisk and keep aside.
Using a electric beater,beat butter for a minute to make it smooth.

Add brown sugar and beat for 2 to 3 minutes until light and fluffy.

Beat in the peanut butter until just combined.

Add egg and vanilla essence. and beat only till just combined.

Add flour mixture and beat only till combined.

Remove the beater.
Gather the dough into a ball.
Transfer the dough on the counter.

Divide the dough into 4 parts.

Make 10 balls from each part to make 40 balls from the whole dough.
If the dough is very soft then wrap with a cling film and let rest in the fridge for 10 minutes.
Make smooth rounds of each ball and place it on the butter paper with a space of 2 inch between each ball.

Using a fork press the balls lightly to make vertical and horizontal marks.

Bake the cookies for 15 to 20 minutes.
Check after 15 minutes as the bottom will be brown and the top will be very light.

If you are using a black tray then the cookies will bake quickly.(10 to 12 minutes)
Remove the tray and leave it on wire rack for 5 minutes.

Transfer the cookies on wire rack to cool.

Makes 40 cookies.
Store in a container.