Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180 C.Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cream white and brown sugars, salt, butter and crunchy peanut butter thoroughly in large mixing bowl.
3. Beat egg and vanilla into creamed mixture until light and fluffy.
4. Into another container, sift together flour ,baking powder and soda.
5. Blend flour mixture into creamed ingredients gradually.
6. Roll level tablespoons of cookie dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on lined baking sheet.
7. Lightly press with nuts to slightly flatten the cookies.
8. Bake at 180 C for 12 minutes or until lightly browned around edges.
9. Cool slightly on the baking sheet until the cookies have firmed up a bit ; then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
10. Store in an airtight container.
11. Note:
12. Place the balls in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes or until firm before baking.
13. The temperature in the original recipe was 200 C,I reduced this to 180 C.