mary's peanut butter cookies

Name: Mary's Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) margarine, light; 1/2 cup(s) peanut butter, creamy; 1/2 cup(s) sugar (plus additional for rolling cookies in before baking); 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar; 1 - egg; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract, pure; 1 1/4 cup(s) flour; 3/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt

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M L

Milwaukee, WI

Updated on Aug 7, 2010

If I had to choose a "signature" recipe, this would be it. I've been making these since I was a teenager... because they're simply the softest, best-tasting peanut butter cookies I've ever had!

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Blue Ribbon Recipe

This is a great soft peanut butter cookie! My husband’s comment was that the peanut butter taste was not so overwhelming as most cookies of this type... very nice.

— The Test Kitchen

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Ingredients

1/2 cup margarine, light
1/2 cup peanut butter, creamy
1/2 cup sugar (plus additional for rolling cookies in before baking)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 - egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure
1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

How To Make mary's peanut butter cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Step 2

Combine margarine, peanut butter, sugars, egg and vanilla.
Step 3

In a separate bowl sift together dry ingredients and add to wet mixture.
Step 4

Form into small balls, roll in remaining sugar and flatten with a fork... creating a criss-cross design.
Step 5

Bake 10-12 minutes until practically perfect.
Step 6

Note: You can substitute butter for the margarine, but I actually prefer the reduced-fat margarine in this recipe. Also, be careful not to over-bake. These cookies are best when they're a little under-done.
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