Peanut Butter Cookies, Trader Joe’S Style

• 2-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoons Salt
• 1 package (4 Serving Size) Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix
• 1 cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
• 1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
• 1 cup Firmly Packed Light Brown Sugar
• 1 cup (scant) Granulated Sugar
• 2 whole Large Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Nut Extract OR Pure Vanilla Extract
• 12 ounces, weight Miniature Peanut Butter Cups, Chopped Or You Can Sub A Similar Sized Container Of Mini Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
• 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar For Rolling The Cookie Dough In

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
2. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and dry vanilla pudding mix in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar on medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one a time, then add the vanilla nut extract and beat to combine.
4. Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed just until combined. Carefully stir in the chopped peanut butter cups.
5. Place the remaining granulated sugar in a small bowl, for coating the cookies.
6. Shape the cookie dough into 1 to 1 1/4-inch balls and roll in the granulated sugar. Place the dough on un-greased cookie sheets about 2" apart.
7. Press a criss-cross pattern onto the top of each cookie with a fork to flatten them slightly.
8. Bake at 375 F for about 10-12 minutes, or until just golden brown around the edges. Remove from oven. Let them sit on the cookie sheet for 1 minute, then remove from the pan to wire racks to cool completely.
9. Store in an airtight container. Makes 4-6 dozen cookies, depending on what size cookies you make.
10. Recipe slightly adapted from Trader Joe's Fan.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/peanut-butter-cookies-trader-joee28099s-style/ (may not work)