Cookbook:Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies
Kategorie	Cookie recipes
Servings	Makes about a dozen and a half
Zeit	½ hour
Difficulty

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Peanut Butter Cookies are one of the most popular kinds of cookies. Add lemon zest for flavor.

Ingredients

• 110 g (120 ml or ½ cup or 4 oz) of peanut butter
• 110 g (120 ml or ½ cup or 4 oz) of granulated sugar
• 110 g (120 ml or ½ cup or 4 oz) of brown sugar
• 110 g (120 ml or ½ cup or 4 oz) of butter or margarine, melted
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon of vanilla essence
• 280 g (300 ml or 1 ¼ cup or 10 oz) of all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon of salt
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda

Procedure

1. Start by preheating oven to 180°C (350°F or Gas Mark 4).
2. Cream together sugars, melted butter, egg, and vanilla until creamy and smooth. If you're low on brown sugar, seek tip section below.
3. Combine flour, peanut butter, salt, and baking soda in the mixture from step 2.
4. After the mixture is complete, flatten small pieces into cookie shapes with a fork and place on an ungreased cooking pan at least 2 inches apart.
5. Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown.
6. Pull out of the oven and allow to cool.

Notes, tips, and variations

• If low on brown sugar, combine the white sugar and 1 tablespoon of molasses together.
• To give a sparkly look, dip cookie in step 4 on a small saucer sprinkled with sugar.
• Smooth peanut butter works much better than chunky.
• To flatten with a fork, press the tines of the fork across the cookie and then repeat going in the other direction to give a criss-cross pattern.
• For the alternate recipe (see below), you can use peanut oil instead of vegetable oil.