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Ingredients
| shortening - vegetable: 1/4 cup |
| granulated sugar: 1/2 cup |
| light brown sugar (packed): 1/2 cup |
| eggs: 1 (large) |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| smooth peanut butter: 3/4 cup |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1 1/2 cups |
| baking soda: 1 tsp |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| water: 3 Tbl |
Classic Peanut Butter Cookies - King Arthur Flour
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
15 min -
Cook Time
14 min -
Servings
2 serving(s)
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- Preheat the oven to 350°F Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
- Beat together the shortening, sugars, egg, vanilla, and peanut butter until smooth.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and salt to the peanut-butter mixture, beating gently until everything is well combined. Add enough water to make a cohesive dough.
- Drop the cookie dough by tablepoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets (a tablespoon cookie scoop works well here), leaving 2" between them.
- Use a fork to flatten each cookie to about 1/2" thick, making a cross-hatch design.
- Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, until they're barely beginning to brown around the edges; the tops won't have browned. Remove them from the oven, and cool on a rack.