melt in your mouth peanut butter cookies
My all time favorite peanut butter cookie! I freeze the cookies, then take out what I want to eat. Also, when baking the cookies, it may take anywhere from 12 to 15 minutes.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
12 Min
method
Bake
yield
67 (2-1/2 inch cookies)
Ingredients
- 1 cup - crisco all-vegetable shortening
- 1 cup - creamy peanut butter (see note)
- 1 cup - granulated sugar
- 1 cup - powdered sugar
- 2 - eggs
- 1 - teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups - flour, sifted
- 3 - teaspoons baking soda
- 1 - teaspoon salt
How To Make melt in your mouth peanut butter cookies
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Step 1In a bowl cream together, the shortening, peanut butter, granulated sugar and powdered sugar.
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Step 2Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
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Step 3Add the sifted flour, baking soda and salt. Then gradually add to the creamy mixture. Beat well.
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Step 4Using a teaspoon, drop cookie dough onto ungreased cookie sheet.
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Step 5Flatten cookie dough with a floured fork, and bake in a 350°F oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
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Step 6Remove cookie sheet from oven, and place cookies on a cooling rack to allow cookies to cool completely.
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Step 7*Note: When making these cookies, I did use a creamy peanut butter which already has honey in the peanut butter. Also, I did refrigerate the cookie dough for an hour or two before placing the cookie dough on baking sheets. I also baked my cookies on Pampered Chef Baking Stones.
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