basic peanut butter cookies

Name: Basic Peanut Butter Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) peanut butter; 1 - egg; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) flour; 1/2 cup(s) butter, softened

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41 Pinches

Rainn Thomas

Akron, OH

Updated on Oct 10, 2012

This is a very basic cookie recipe that will teach you how to make them. Once this is perfected, then it's time to play with extra ingredients and making them yours.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Bake

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Ingredients

1 cup peanut butter
1 - egg
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter, softened

How To Make basic peanut butter cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F

Step 2

Mix all ingredients in a bowl
Step 3

Spray/Grease the cookie sheet
Step 4

Drop batter by the spoonfuls onto the the cookie sheet about 1-inch apart.
Step 5

Press with a fork to put crisscross marks in cookies.
Step 6

Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
Step 7

Remove carefully from pan and transfer to cooling rack.
Step 8

*** TIP *** - Do not let cookies bake fully to get a "soft" cookie. Try about 8-10 minutes. - Store cookies in a air tight container with waxed paper between layers for freshness and to maintain softness.
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