Peanut Butter Beauty Pills

A fair Floridian takes her daily dosage of yummy peanut butter cookies while her background alludes to her Tropicana turf.

Ingredients:

1 cup cold unsalted butter, diced
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup good-quality peanut butter (I used crunchy for added texture)
3 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a pan well and set aside.

2. Place the butter and both sugars in the bowl of a mixer and beat on high speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl often, until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, add the peanut butter and mix well. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt, and mix on low speed until all of the ingredients are incorporated. Increase the speed to medium and mix just until the dough is smooth.

3. Using a tablespoon or a small ice cream scoop, form the dough into 1.2-inch balls and roll each in bowl of granulated sugar. Place them on the prepared pan and flatten them with a fork. Bake just until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let the cookies cool for about 5 mi nutes on the pan, then transfer to a rack or paper towels and let cool completely.