Recipe for Peanut Butter Cookies
This recipe for peanut butter cookies is one that will stay in your family for generations. It's so easy to make and they stay soft and chewy with a slight crunch...everything you want in a cookie!
Here's what you're going to need:
1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Here's what you need to do:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar, brown sugar, butter and peanut butter. Cream together until smooth.
Add the egg and vanilla. Mix well.
Add the flour mixture a little at a time.
Mix well.
Form into balls about the size of a large walnut. Place 12 balls onto an ungreased cookie sheet spaced evenly apart.
Use a fork to make a criss-cross pattern accross the top of each cookie flattening it slightly. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes.
Cool for 3 to 4 minutes on the cookie sheet then remove with a spatula to a wire rack and cool completely.
I know you're going to enjoy this peanut butter cookies recipe!
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