Make Classic Peanut Butter Cookies for a delicious treat! This simple recipe will yield 3 dozen of these much-loved cookies.
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter (don't use all natural)
- 1¼ cup dark brown sugar can substitute light brown sugar
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 3 Tablespoons milk
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1¾ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
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Preheat oven to 375℉.
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Place peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat together using an electric mixer (or stand mixer) until fully combined and smooth. Add egg; beat well, until fully incorporated into the batter.
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In separate bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder. Add to the cookie dough batter, a little at a time, mixing well after each addition.
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Use a spoon or small cookie scoop to place small amount of dough onto your hand. Roll dough between the palms of your hands until it becomes a smooth ball, about 1" in size. The dough is very forgiving, so if necessary, pinch off more or add dough to adjust the size of the cookie dough balls and then re-roll.
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Place dough balls on ungreased cookie sheets, about 2" apart. Use the tines of a fork to press down on the top of each cookie, then turn the fork a quarter turn and press down again to form a criss-cross pattern on the surface of each cookie.
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Bake cookies at 375°F. for 7-8 minutes. Cookies should be golden brown around the edges, and fairly soft in the middle. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before serving. Enjoy!