PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE

I use crunchy peanut butter for a better flavour and texture . It is also up to you whether you use chocolate in this recipe . Preheat your oven to 180 deg C . Place 225 gm of butter/marg at room temperature in your mixer bowl and using a paddle attachment or whisk , cream until light and fluffy . Add 2 lightly beaten eggs one at a time , mixing well . Turn your mixer down to slow speed and beat in 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract and 240 gm of crunchy peanut butter . Continue beating and add 340 gm of plain flour 2 and 1/2 tsp of bi carb of soda until a smooth dough is formed . Stir in 75gm of dark chocolate chips until evenly dispersed . Line 4 baking trays with baking paper . arrange 6 equal amounts of cookie dough on each prepared tray . Make sure the cookies are spaced apart to allow for spreading while baking . Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes , or until golden brown around the edges and are quite flat . Leave the cookies to cool slightly on the trays before turning out to a wire cooling rack to cool completely . The cookies should be soft and chewy and are gauranteed to be a hit !!!