grandma mccarver's peanut butter crisscrosses
My Grandmother Bess gave me this recipe which was her Mother's recipe. I've used it for years. I did add the Peanut Butter Glaze.
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Ingredients
- - 1 cup shortening
- - 1 cup granulated sugar
- - 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- - 1 teaspoon vanilla
- - 2 beaten eggs
- - 1 cup peanut butter
- - 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- - 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- - 1 teaspoon baking powder
- - dash of salt
- PEANUT BUTTER GLAZE
- - 1 (10 ounce) package peanut butter chips
- - 2 tablespoons shortening
How To Make grandma mccarver's peanut butter crisscrosses
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, thoroughly cream shortening, sugars, and vanilla. Add eggs and beat thoroughly; stir in peanut butter. Gradually beat dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Form into 1" balls and dip tops or roll in sugar; place on cookie sheet. Press each with back of a fork to make crisscross design. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute. Cool completely on wire rack.
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Step 2Peanut Butter Glaze: Combine peanut butter chips and shortening in microwave safe bowl. Stir at 15 second intervals until mixture is melted. Drizzle over cookies. Let set until glaze hardens.
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Step 3Note: These cookies are best when well browned. For Giant Cookies: Roll 4 scoops into balls. Bake about 20 minutes or until well browned. I use a large cookie sheet which allows me to bake 4-6 large cookies at a time.
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