Peanut Butter Cookies
Everyone has a favorite cookie. Some would die for a chocolate chip cookie, others prefer a good oatmeal-raisin. Some people prefer a specific store-bought cookie, others will eat nothing but homemade. Some like their cookies thin and crispy, with nothing more than a glass of cold milk. Others love them deep dish-style, with a big scoop of ice cream and maybe even with some sauteed apples.
My all-time favorite cookies are peanut butter cookies. And not just any peanut butter cookies – it has to be these. They’re crispy, crumbly, not cloyingly sweet, but with a great peanut butter taste and an irresistible addictiveness. And I’m not the only one who feels this way – several people who have tried these have told me that they’re the best peanut butter cookies they’ve ever had. Like I said, they’re very, very good.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups unsifted flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter
Cooking Directions
- Sift first 4 ingredients together, then set aside.
- In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat butter, shortening and peanut butter until smooth.
- Beat in sugars until blended, then eggs and vanilla.
- Add flour mixture; beat until well blended. Chill dough for at least an hour, overnight if possible.
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Shape the dough into 1″ balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Flatten with a fork dipped in sugar.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets. Cool on rack.
- Makes 6 dozen cookies.
Nicole Brunet 06/07/2009 at 06:57pm
What a coincidence! These are MY favorite peanut butter cookies too! ;D
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Allison 06/07/2009 at 07:43pm
Amazing, that! Wouldn’t have anything to do with the fact that I sent you some for your birthday, would it? 😉
Nicole Brunet 06/07/2009 at 07:45pm
Have I told you today how much I adore you? And not JUST for your cookies! 😉
Nicole Brunet´s last blog post… A Place in My Mind
Allison 06/07/2009 at 08:05pm
😀
No, I don’t believe you have yet today… I adore you too! Good to know you like me for more than just my cookies. 😉
Rose 06/09/2009 at 09:48am
I made these cookies today! Actually, I made the batter yesterday and frigidaired ’em overnight and baked ’em today. Delicious! Win win win.
My only complaint is that every sumptuous bite is guilty because, having made them, I know that there are two cups of almost pure fat in ’em. But it’s fun to feed them to males.
Thanks, Allison!
Patricia (Brownies for Dinner) 06/09/2009 at 12:08pm
Yum. I love peanut butter cookies! I’ll have to try your recipe soon, but most will go to work because my boyfriend does not share my love of peanut butter and I cannot eat them all myself…
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Allison 06/09/2009 at 01:02pm
Rose – Woo! But they’re SO good… 1 1/3 tsp of fat in every cookie isn’t that bad, right? Especially since half of it is peanut butter, which is good for you, right? 😀
Patricia – Who says you can’t eat them all yourself? 😉 I know your co-workers to the south love them, so I’ll bet you the ones up north with you will enjoy them as well. 😀
Susan 09/12/2010 at 10:21am
Those were the cutest cookies I have EVER seen and equally tasty! How did you make them all so small and exactly the same size? Did you use a cookie press or something?
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