Back when I was 16 I took Home Ec. I loved when we were in the kitchen mainly because you might get paired up with some cute boy. The food was so bad either. I found an old recipe that I held onto. I hadn't made them in years. I had to tweak some of the ingredients and add a few but I think it turned out pretty good.
3/4 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 eggs slightly beaten
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1-2 cups peanut butter chips
In a large mixing bowl mix together butter, sugars, vanilla, peanut butter until creamy. add beaten egg. Mix. In a smaller bowl add all the dry ingredients together. Stir lightly. Add to the mix. Once you have completely mixed it add in the peanut butter chips. Scoop onto a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Let cool on pan completely. Yields about 4 1/2 dozen. Enjoy!