Ingredients

• Arrange ovens rack to upper and lower-middle positions.
• Cover two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a bowl and set it aside.
• In a mixer, pour butter and run till butter becomes creamy.
• Combine sugar and mix till softened, it will take about 3 minutes.
• Beat in peanut butter till well incorporated, then eggs, one at a time, then vanilla.
• Gently stir dry ingredients into peanut butter mixture
• Combine ground peanuts; stir gently until just incorporated
• Roll dough into 2" balls.
• Place balls on parchment-lined cookie sheets.
• Leave 2 1/2 “ between each dough balls.
• Press each dough ball twice with dinner fork dipped in cold water to make crisscross design.
• Bake it in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
• Reverse position of cookie sheets halfway through baking time, until cookies are puffed and slightly brown along edges but not on top, 10 to 12 minutes
• Let the cookies to cool for about 4-5 minutes on cookie sheet so that they are slightly set.
• After they are slightly set, place on wire rack to make them cool completely