Ol' Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies

By DJanis R
@FunkyMonkeesMama

My mother made these all the time when I was a kid. She always let me press the cookies with a fork..

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote

Serves:

2 dozen cookies

Prep:

3 Hr 15 Min

Cook:

10 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

1/2 c: sugar
1/2 c: brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c: butter, room temperature
1/2 c: peanut butter
1: egg
1 1/4 c: flour
3/4 tsp: baking soda
1/2 tsp: baking powder
1/4 tsp: salt

Step-By-Step

1In a large mixing bowl cream the butter with a blender for 2 minutes. Add both sugars and cream for 2 more minutes. With a spoon, mix in peanut butter and egg.

2In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir dry ingredients into the sugar/butter mixture. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate at least 3 hrs.

3Preheat oven 375 F. Shape dough into small 2inch balls. Place about 3inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. slightly flatten with a fork in a criss-cross pattern. Bake until light brown, about 7-10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet a few minutes, otherwise cookies may break. transfer to baking rack to cool completely.

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