Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick of unsalted butter) or 2 sticks if you want a softer cookie
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 to 1  1/2 cups all purpose flour (If your peanut butter heavy in oil use the greater amount of flour)
• Hershey kisses or Reese dark peanut butter cups

Directions

Preheat over to 375.  If making kiss cookies then unwrap hershey kisses for the top.

Beat until soft:

• 1/2 cup butter (room temperature)

Add gradually and blend until creamy:

• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Beat In:

• 1 egg
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Sift before measuring and add:

• 1 to 1  1/2 cups all purpose flour (If your peanut butter heavy in oil use the greater amount of flour)

Roll the dough into small balls.  Place them on a greased cookie sheet.  Stamp the cookie with a fork dipped in water  if not adding a Hershey kiss.  Bake about 10 to 12 minutes at 375

Add one hershey kiss or Reese cup on top of cookie once pulled out of the oven.