Article: Making peanut butter cookies from scratch is a tough balancing act.(Food Plus)

Byline: Annie Overboe

When I asked visitors to this summer's DuPage County Fair what they liked to bake, the answer was nearly unanimous. "Cookies, cookies and more cookies!" the crowd responded.

To most of us, these chewy, crispy, crunchy or cake-like bites are simply irresistible. Follow your nose to the kitchen of a home baker and you may find a priceless treasure - a warm cookie, fresh from the oven. That first comforting bite inspires a flash from the past, a childhood memory of a simpler time.

Chocolate chip reigns as the king of the cookie scene. But nipping at the chip's heels in second place, the peanut butter cookie has a passionate ...

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