Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

Name: Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (12½ ounces/354 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 cup, salted dry-roasted peanuts; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup packed (7 ounces/198 grams), light brown sugar; 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams), granulated sugar; 1 cup, extra-crunchy peanut butter; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 2 , large eggs

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1998, America's Test Kitchen TV

The key to a peanutty cookie that is crisp on the edges and chewy in the center? Chunky commercial peanut butter and an extra hit of roasted, salted peanuts.

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SERVES Makes 24 cookies

TIME 1 hour, plus 20 minutes cooling

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