Peanut Butter Cookies

By John, 13 April, 2014
Description

Peanut Butter CookiesThis homey lunchpail classic is really a nice cookie when prepared with good ingredients, and it's a nice change of pace and a welcome addition to many cookie-platters.

The texture is light and crumbly, never tough, and the toasty-peanut flavor is wonderful when they are fresh. In my opinion, this cookie does not store well, but if you make them with good ingredients that should seldom be a problem! 

The distinctive look could be trademarked.

Yield
48 cookies
Preparation time
45 minutes
Ingredients
1⁄2 c Unsalted Butter
1⁄2 c Sugar
1⁄2 c Brown Sugar
1 c Peanut Butter
1 egg
1⁄2 t Salt
1⁄2 t Baking Soda
1⁄2 t Vanilla extract
1 1⁄4 c Flour
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375.
  2. Cream butter with both sugars.
  3. Add peanut butter, egg, salt, soda, and vanilla extract and mix well.
  4. Form into 1-inch balls and set out on greased cookie sheets.
  5. Press each ball with the tines of a fork to get the traditional lines or cross-hatch look peculiar to peanut-butter cookies.
  6. Bake at 375 for 9-10 minutes.
Source
The Joy of Cooking