peanut butter cookies

Name: Peanut Butter Cookies
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup - jif creamy peanut butter; 1/2 stick - crisco baking stick (1/2 cup crisco shortening); 1 1/4 cups - firmly packed brown sugar; 3 tbsp - eggnog or milk; 1 tbsp - vanilla extract; 1 large - egg; 1 3/4 cups - gold medal all purpose flour; 3/4 tsp - baking soda; 3/4 tsp - salt

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Donna Roth

Wilmington, DE --> Lake Forest, CA

Updated on Dec 29, 2012

Original recipe is from Jif. The best peanut butter makes the best cookies. I swapped the milk for eggnog and I swear these are the best peanut butter cookies I've ever had. They're thin, crispy and chewy!! All the best!! The family agrees!!!

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Ingredients

3/4 cup - jif creamy peanut butter
1/2 stick - crisco baking stick (1/2 cup crisco shortening)
1 1/4 cups - firmly packed brown sugar
3 tbsp - eggnog or milk
1 tbsp - vanilla extract
1 large - egg
1 3/4 cups - gold medal all purpose flour
3/4 tsp - baking soda
3/4 tsp - salt

How To Make peanut butter cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine peanut butter, crisco, brown sugar, eggnog and vanilla in large bowl. Beat on medium speed till well blended. Add egg and beat till just blended. Do not overmix.

Step 2

In separate bowl combine the flour, baking soda & salt. Add to peanut butter mixture till just blended on low speed. Uaing a 1 tablespoon scoop place cookies about 2" apart on baking sheet. Flatten slightly with fork tines in crisscross pattern.
Step 3

Bake for 8 minutes. Cool a couple minutes on pan before moving to racks to cool completely.
Step 4

Enjoy as is or sandwich with a chocolate ganache filling. Oh sooooo good!!!!
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