The secret is substituting shortening (I use the Criso butter-flavored sticks) versus the butter. We’ve used this Betty Crocker recipe for a few generations with the Criso substitution:
This is the Super-Jumbo edition, makes 7 dozen cookies. You can use a different recipe, but use Criso in lieu of butter - the cookies spread too much with butter and stay puffier with the Criso substitution.
Peanut Butter Blossoms, Snickerdoodles, Pistachio Thumbprints and Coconut Macaroons.