When Mom would bake a batch of her Peanut Butter Cookies, the whole neighborhood would flock to the house. Now she boxes them up, and sends them to me, my daughters, my brother and his family. I wonder if the post office workers can smell the deliciousness inside that plain brown box? Probably not, because the alluring aroma would surely have them breaking open the package for a nibble.

I have such fond memories of baking these cookies alongside my mom, mixing and stirring and getting to have a spoonful of peanut butter to lick on while the cookies bake. Then when my girls were young, this is one of the recipes I used to teach them to bake.

Even though they get their "exam" box full of Grandma Gayle's Peanut Butter Cookies, they both have the recipe and bake them for their friends. I seriously doubt my nephews are baking Mom's cookies, but I know they down them when they arrive! It's like she is still baking for a whole group of kids, but now we live in different cities.

If you have kids, or like me just a kid at heart, surely you'll agree, Mom's Peanut Butter Cookies are still the best! Do you have a childhood recipe that has been passed down? If you'd like to share, tell me about it in the comments section following this post and email me the recipe (no attachments, please) at tellus@kitchenscoop.com.