Peanut Butter Cookies

It is day 2 of the blogging marathon and I am posting under the theme Kids delight- Evening tiffin/snacks.  Today's recipe is the peanut butter cookies, I baked with my daughter. Since it is summer vacation here, she is at home all day and I have to do something to keep her engaged all the time.  You all must know how difficult it is. Anyways, Thaara loves to bake along with me.She wanted to bake something, we baked this cookies. The original recipe is from Joy of Baking and I halved the recipe and I avoided egg and used milk instead of it. Result was a delicious cookies with right amount of crunch. For me it reminded me the taste of Kadala mittai. :)

What are the ingredients needed?

Unsalted butter(room temperature), 5 Tbs

Light brown sugar, 1/4 cup

White granulated sugar, 1/4 cup

Vanilla extract, 1 tsp

Peanut butter, 5 Tbs

All purpose flour, 1 cup

Baking soda, 1/4 tsp

Milk, 1 Tbs, as needed

How it is made?

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter, light brown sugar and white sugar until they are fluffy. To this add the peanut butter and vanilla and mix them well.
3. In another bowl, combine together flour and baking soda. To this add the butter mixture and a table spoon of milk and mix well. 
4. Drop cookies 2 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Flatten with fork dipped in flour to make crisscross pattern.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned around the edges. Remove the cookies from the oven, let them cool completely. 
6. Enjoy with a cup of milk.