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peanut butter cookies

Recipe by
shecooks curiouscooks
The Villages, FL

This recipe was made by Carol Huggard for the November 2015 meeting of the Curious Cuisiners. Martha Stewart Peanut Butter Cookies. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

yield serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For peanut butter cookies

  • 1-1/2 c
    peanut butter, crunchy
  • 1 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2 c
    unsalted butter
  • 1 lg
    egg
  • 1-1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder

How To Make peanut butter cookies

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder, set aside.
  • 2
    In a large bowl, beat peanut butter, sugar and butter until smooth. Beat in egg. Gradually add flour mixture, beating to combine.
  • 3
    Pinch off dough by tablespoons; roll into balls. Place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Using a fork, press balls in a crisscross pattern, flattening to about 1/2 in thickness.
  • 4
    Bake cookies, rotating halfway through, until lightly golden, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack.
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