3/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. butter or shortening
1/2 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 lg. egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. salted Spanish peanuts (optional)
1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Stir flour and soda together. Cream butter and peanut butter together. Beat in one ingredient at a time, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture and mix well. Stir in peanuts and chocolate chips.

Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart. Press down with floured fork making criss-cross. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven until light brown, about 10 minutes. Let stand in pan about 1 minute. Store in tightly covered box. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.