How to Make Peanut Butter Cookies

This all-time favorite tastes great and is easy to make. Try using "natural" peanut butter (the kind that separates - stir it together first) or crunchy peanut butter in the recipe. This recipe makes about two dozen cookies.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• Measuring Spoons
• Oven mitts
• Cooling Racks
• Groceries
• Measuring cups
• Cookie sheets
• Mixing Spoons
• Hand Mixers
• Mixing bowls

1. 

   Use a wooden spoon or electric mixer to beat the butter and peanut butter until combined, about 30 seconds.

2. Add the sugars, baking soda and powder, and beat until combined.

3. Add the vanilla and the egg and beat until combined.

4. 

   Stir in the flour until incorporated. The dough will become thick and difficult to work at this point; you may want to chill it for an hour or so until it's easier to work with.

5. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

6. 

   Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place them a few inches apart on cookie sheets.

7. 

   Butter the tines of a large fork and use it to press the cookies flat. Make a design of perpendicular lines with the fork. Re-butter the fork as necessary. You can also dip the buttered fork into granulated sugar before pressing; some of the sugar will then stick to the cookies.

8. Bake for 10 minutes or until just starting to brown around the edges.

9. 

   Remove from the cookie sheet to cool.

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on 11/22/2005 Mix one whole banana and 1 cup of peanut butter in a blender. Put this mixture into a bowl. Add half a cup of butter, 1 tablespoon salt and 1 cup of sugar (and peanuts if you like). Blend all this together and add it to the banana and peanut butter mixture. Form your cookies, prepare your baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes. Don't forget the blueberries, they make it extra special!

on 11/22/2005 Just go to the store and buy the cookies!

on 11/22/2005 Use 1 cup of creamy peanut butter; 1 egg; and 1 cup of granulated sugar. Mix the ingredients until smooth. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Allow to cool on wire racks. Enjoy.

on 11/22/2005 Use Skippy creamy or Skippy chunky; also Nucoa margarine and no baking powder; 3/4 c. light brown sugar, not dark. Pinch of salt only. These tips from the original recipe of my grandma's mother who owned a bakery. Frost w/buttercream & keep refrigerated.

on 11/22/2005 For the holidays we would push down the cookie drops with a chocolate kiss. They melt in the oven and meld with the peanut butter cookie into a delicious treat.