Peanut Butter Cookies

On August 12, 2006 in Different Dinner Project, Recipes

1-1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder in a large bowl.
  3. In a separate bowl, cream shortening with sugars. Gradually add peanut butter and egg.
  4. Add the peanut butter mixture to the bowl of flour and mix well.
  5. Roll 1" balls out and place on a greased baking sheet. Gently flatten the top of the cookies with the prongs of a fork.
  6. Bake until firm and lightly browned on the edges, about 12 minutes.

Makes 12 cookies

5 Comments
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razz

They look so nice and poofy! Usually pb cookies look a bit dried out.

6:25pm on Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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ken_sloan

I think it’s because of the shortening.

1:24am on Thursday, August 24, 2006
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razz

I could do that. And I’d charge only … oh, I already said that.

And you say you liked the taste even though you used shortening? I use shortening in icing, but not in baking. I don’t like the way icing tastes, including my icing.

6:48pm on Tuesday, August 29, 2006
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ken_sloan

I’m not a big fan of icing either. I like the texture!

3:32pm on Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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razz

You could do cream cheese icing. Especially if you mix it with peanut butter. Mmm … peanut butter …

3:45pm on Thursday, October 26, 2006

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