Pressed Peanut Butter Cookies

Submitted by Chef #422110 Katie

"These are wonderful cookies to use in a cookie press. The dough is the right consistency and the cookies are delicious. My sister, Jayne, made these for her children all the time when they were small."

 

• Ready In: 22mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: dozen

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour

directions

1. Cream the shortening; gradually add sugars.
2. Then mix in other ingredients with spoon.
3. Fill cookie press with dough.
4. Place cookie dough on ungreased baking sheet.
5. Bake at 375°F 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Remove to wire rack to cool.

Reviews

[Karamia]

These are good little cookies! It was my first time using my cookie press and I decided to use this recipe to make cookies for the office. I doubled the recipe, added a teaspoon of vanilla extract and only had to bake them for 6 minutes or else the bottoms would burn. I also made the dough a day in advance and kept it in the fridge and it was still easy to handle since the dough is so soft. After they cooled a little, I dipped them halfway in chocolate and it made them even better! Thanks for sharing your recipe!

 

[Feej3940]

This was a lovely mild, delicate cookie. My only change was to substitute margarine for the shortening. They were very easy to make and went quickly. One thing I love about the pressed cookie, they are so simple, but still so pretty. Thank you very much for sharing this recipe.

 

[betsym04]

Very easy. Have a good taste. I microwaved a large milk chocolate hershey bar (broken into small pieces) for 45 seconds in a qt size zip bag. I snipped one corner of the bag and drizzled chocolate over the cooled cookies. They were a big hit! Chef #656673 Betsy

 

[Cilantro in Canada]

These are good cookies are very good with lots of flavour. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[PaulaG]

These are fantastic cookies for a first timer. My DS had bought me a cookie press last year and I have never used it to make cookies until today. This recipe is very easy to put together and made quick work out of making 4 dozen cookies. I made this for the 2007 Cookie Swap.