First, combine the butter and sugars. You can a mixer or try it by hand. Then, add the peanut butter, the eggs, and finally the dry ingredients.

What's Tom's secret to the perfect cookie? Pure ingredients and a great baking trick. Tom says that he never uses grease, "Use parchment instead. Nothing sticks to it and it gives the cookies a nice, browning consistency on the bottom."

Tom forms the cookies using a small ice cream scoop, then pops them into the oven for about 15 minutes.

When in town, Mr. Clinton gets his special banana-peanut butter version because he's allergic to chocolate. To have what the President eats, add sliced bananas to the cookies for the last 2 minutes of baking.

Or, says Tom, when they come out of the oven you can put a Reeses peanut butter cup on the top, pat it in, and let it cool.