Peanut Butter Cookies
An intensely peanut butter flavored cookie with a short crumb. A family favorite!
Servings: 2 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup (187.5g) flour
- ½ cup (135g) peanut butter
- ½ cup (96g) shortening or butter
- ¼ cup (56g) brown sugar
- ¼ cup (50g) white sugar
- 1 large (50g) egg
- ½ tsp (2.5mL) vanilla
- ½ tsp (3g) baking soda
- ½ tsp (2.5g) salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C.)
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
- In large bowl, beat shortening, sugars and peanut butter until creamy. Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth. Stir in flour mixture just until blended.
- Roll dough into 1" balls. Place on a baking sheet approximately 2" apart. Press down with the back of a fork to create the traditional criss-cross pattern.
- Bake 12 - 15 minutes until edges are golden brown. Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes; remove to wire rack to finish cooling before eating.
Notes
Shortening is preferred over butter for the traditional peanut butter cookie texture.
Shortening weighs less than butter: 1/2 cup shortening weighs 96g and butter weighs 113g.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie | Calories: 98.8 kcal | Carbohydrates: 16.5 g | Protein: 2.7 g | Fat: 2.9 g | Saturated Fat: 0.6 g | Sodium: 122.9 mg | Fiber: 0.3 g