Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies

"A nice take on the traditional sugar cookie! Super easy to prepare! (Prep time includes chill time)"
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 33mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
6 dozen cookies
Serves:
24
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ingredients

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directions

  • Mix together powdered sugar, egg, margarine, peanut butter, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
  • Slowly add flour and baking soda while mixing.
  • Dough will be thick but only slightly sticky. Put in refrigerator to chill for 90 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Roll out dough onto lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out cookies in desired shapes (about 2-21/2 inch cookies).
  • Place cookies on lightly greased baking sheet and sprinkle some granulated sugars on top.
  • Cook for 7-8 minutes until edges are only lightly browned. Cookie will remain light in color.
  • Cool on rack for 5-10 minutes. Store in airtight container up to 2 weeks.

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Reviews

  1. I have a question could I just make these cookies ?? into bars
     
  2. I liked the cookies but they were very dry good with milk or water
     
  3. These are spectacular!!! Made in a mini muffin tin with mini peanut butter cups in the center, baked 13 minutes and they are not going to last.
     
  4. absolutely loved these cookies i added chocolate chips to them and they were a hit everyone loved it. i will definitely be making more of these.
     
  5. This was so much easier dough to work with than regular sugar cookies, plus it has the PB flavor my family loves!! Thanks for this recipe.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I want to make then into bars
     
  2. These are delicate cookies. They are so good, and have a taste that is wonderfully surprising. I followed the recipe, except used butter instead of margarine. Thanks so much for this great recipe.
     

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I'm a new mother from Maryland who is just a baker at heart. I'm always on the lookout for new recipes, especially those from my ethnic origins (Polish, German, and Irish), or places where we have recently travelled (mexico).
 
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