Peanut Butter Cookies

Old-fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies

These old-fashioned peanut butter cookies are the most perfect snack. This is an old recipe that is my go-to for great peanut butter cookies and they really are so good. Use natural peanut butter with no sugar. If your peanut butter is salted, you may want to use a bit less salt in the recipe. You’ll also need to make sure you stir the peanut butter really well before measuring.

With almost all my cookies, I chill the dough before baking. The exception is these peanut butter cookies. That isn’t to say that you shouldn’t chill the dough, because chilling the dough brings out more flavor and helps the cookies hold their shape. But, if you want cookies right away, with this recipe, you won’t need to chill the dough. Due to using shortening, these cookies will hold their shape very well.

Author: Karen - Oventry.com

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Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

These peanut butter cookies have the perfect balance of peanut butter and sweetness.

Prep time: 6 MinCook time: 8 MinTotal time: 14 Min

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Crisco
• 3/4 cup natural unsweetened peanut butter
• 1 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3 Tbsp milk (or almond milk)
• 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp baking soda

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375° F.
2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, use a stand or hand mixer to mix shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla on medium speed until smooth and creamy.
5. Add egg and mix thoroughly for about 2 minutes.
6. Slowly add in the flour mixture and mix at low speed just until the white of the flour has disappeared.
7. Use a cookie scoop to measure out dough balls and to place them about 2 inches apart. Use a fork to flatten slightly.
8. Bake for about 8 minutes. Watch the cookies. Do not overbake.
9. Cool on wire rack.