Peanut Butter Cookies

This is a batch of peanut butter cookies my mother made. Usually she makes one batch of these a year. We like them, but we are not crazy about them. She usually makes a big batch of them, which lasts a while and we freeze the rest, and then we wait until next year. Peanut butter cookies are a simple, classic recipe, just like chocolate chip cookies. There are many different variations out there, but once you find the one that works for you, it is your favorite and you tend to stick to it.
I like peanut butter cookies for a change, but it is difficult to explain why they are so good. They certainly don't taste a whole lot like peanut butter, but they do taste like cookies. I like their crunchy texture, and they are good dunked in a glass of milk too. What really signifies a peanut butter cookie is the classic fork pronged pattern pressed into it before baking. Some people do one press and some do a criss-cross pattern. My mother always did the single press. She has also added chocolate chips to her peanut butter cookies before as well, but I prefer them plain.

There are two basic peanut butter recipes: the three ingredient no flour recipe, and the more complicated classic cookie recipe. My mother always uses the latter, as she finds they have a better taste and texture and turn out more like cookies.