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Easy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Easy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe. An American Classic Peanut Butter Cookie. Perfect to pair with beverages such as milk, coffee or tea.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Ingredients
- peanut butter like Once Again Nut Peanut Butter 3/4 cup
- butter 3/4 cup to 1 cup
- light brown sugar 1/2 cup
- white sugar 1/2 cup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- flour 2 cups
- salt 1/4 teaspoon
- baking soda 1/2 teaspoon
Instructions
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Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
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Add into your large mixing bowl: Butter, peanut butter, light brown sugar, sugar, vanilla and egg. Until creamy and smooth.
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In a separate bowl add flour, salt and baking soda. Mix slowly together. Next slowly add this mixture into the peanut butter mixture (slowly creaming it in) until all the flour is mixed in.
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Scoop into small scooper and place about 2 inch scoop (balls) onto Silpat (or parchment paper) on a baking sheet.
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Take a fork and criss-cross the tops then sprinkle with sugar.
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When pan is ready bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Until cookies just start to brown.
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Remove from oven and let cool slightly prior to adding them to your cooling racks.
Recipe Notes
If your peanut butter is really creamy and soft use a little less butter. If your peanut butter is a thicker use 1 cup butter. Or add 1 extra teaspoon vanilla.
We used 3/4 for ours but, next time I would use 1 cup with the OANPB to see the difference.
Cooking time may vary with Oven and altitude. Check cookies at bake time 10 minutes and again as needed until slightly browned.
Adapted from Joy of Baking