How to Add Peanut Butter to Sugar Cookie Mix

Bakers can make peanut butter cookies from sugar cookie dough.

Sugar cookie dough mix provides many dessert options. You can enjoy your sugar cookies plain, frost them or mix in an ingredient such as peanut butter, nuts or chocolate chips to change the flavor and texture. This versatile cookie mix ensures that no matter people's tastes, you'll always be able to whip up fresh cookies that will satisfy. Peanut butter cookies are a popular choice and are simple to make.

Things You'll Need

• 16 oz. sugar cookie dough
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• Electric mixer
• Rubber spatula
• Baking sheet
• Fork
• Oven
• Cooling rack
• Spatula

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

2. Prepare sugar cookie dough according to the instructions on the package.

3. Add water and peanut butter and mix them together on low for one minute.

4. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto an un-greased cookie sheet. Press the balls of dough down with the fork, making a crisscross pattern on each cookie.

5. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a mixing bowl and spoon if you don't have an electric mixer.

• Don't overmix when adding the peanut butter and water.

References

• Quartermaster.army.mil: Peanut Butter Cookies (Sugar Cookie Mix)