I have spent the last couple of years trying to perfect this peanut butter cookie recipe and finally, I think I have nailed it! These peanut butter cookies aren’t too chewy or too crunchy! According to my family, they are just perfect.
Servings: 80
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes
Ingredients
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup shortening
1 tsp baking soda
2 Tbsp hot water
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Extra water
Extra white sugar
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F
- Mix sugars, peanut butter, and shortening in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl add baking soda to the hot water and mix well. Add to large bowl mixture.
- Add salt, vanilla, and eggs. Mix well.
- Slowly add in the flour until mixed well.
- Roll into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Place extra water into small bowl. Use fork dipped in water and press balls to make criss-cross pattern design.
- Sprinkle with sugar and bake in 375 degree oven for about 9 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool for about 2 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
Yum! I never make peanut butter cookies but I love peanut butter. I need to try this! Have a Merry Christmas!
Yum!!! I love peanut butter anything!!!
These look great!! I’ll have to try this next time I bake cookies!
Sounds like the old recipe my mom passed down to all of us kids. Peanut butter cookies are great and delicious. Sometime we did half the cookie into chocolate .
I’m always making the lazy bagged version lol – I’m totally gonna rock this homemade version tonight!
-Clarissa
This sounds yummy. You think it would work with cashew butter or almond butter? Others in my family have peanut allergies so peanuts never come in the house.
I love peanut butter cookies and seeing that you’ve perfected this, I really want to try making them!
I love peanut butter cookies. I especially like quick and easy peanut butter cookies. This meets the criteria. Yum!
Peanut butter cookies are my all-time favorite cookie! I wish I had that huge plate in front of me right now…I’d devour them. 🙂
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Peanut butter cookies are my dad’s favorite cookie, so I growing up I was able to master the perfect fork press on each cookie! 😉 I have not ever made any as an adult, so I’ll be saving your recipe to see how it compares to my mom’s. Thank you for sharing!
YUM!