Peanut Butter Cookies
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
30 cookies (approx)
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄2 cup chunky peanut butter or 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1⁄4 cup Crisco shortening or 1/4 cup Butter Flavor Crisco
- 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon maple extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped peanuts (optional)
- 1⁄4 cup mini chocolate chip (optional)
directions
- In a large bowl mix together both sugars, peanut butter, shortening, butter, egg and maple extract using an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
- In a small bowl mix together flour with baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture until well blended.
- Add in peanuts and/or mini chocolate chips (if using) mix to combine.
- Cover tightly and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours or up to 24 hours.
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Grease a large cookie sheet/s.
- Shape the dough into about 1-1/4-inch balls.
- Place about 3 inches apart on cookie sheet.
- Flatten in a crisscross pattern with a fork dipped into sugar.
- Bake about 8-10 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Cool for about 5 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool.
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