PEANUT BUTTER MELTS

2 sticks (1 cup) butter, melted
2 cups granulated sugar*
2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp molasses
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup peanut butter
2 beaten eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave until melted. Add the 2 cups sugar, vanilla, and molasses stirring until blended. Add the baking soda, baking powder, and salt; mix together well.

Add the peanut butter to the mixture and stir to mix in. Add the eggs and stir to blend in.

Add the flour and mix until all ingredients are thoroughly blended.

Form dough into walnut-sized balls and arrange on the cookie sheets, 12 per standard cookie sheet. (Chill dough a few minutes if it is too sticky to form into balls.) Using a fork, flatten balls into a crisscross pattern. Fork may be sprayed with cooking spray or dipped if flour, if necessary to prevent sticking.

Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or just until edges start to brown. Cool on cookie sheets a couple minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

*If desired, you can roll the balls in sugar before flattening. This gives you a little sweeter cookie.

This is my version of a Joanne Fluke recipe.

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