Gluten-Free Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies

This recipe from Real Simple is not my go-to peanut butter cookie recipe, but it works well when you need a gluten free treat. 

2 c. creamy peanut butter (not all-natural variety)

1 ½ c. sugar

½ c. packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. vanilla

½ tsp. salt

          Heat oven to 350°. Beat the peanut butter, and sugars on medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and beat in the eggs, baking soda, vanilla and salt. (I added chocolate chips to part of the batter.)

          Roll heaping tablespoons of the dough into balls (or use a cookie scoop) and place them on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. Press down with a fork to 3/8” thickness to make a criss-cross pattern on top of each cookie.
            Bake, rotating the baking sheets halfway through, until edges are set, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool slightly on baking sheets then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Store in airtight container for up to five days.