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IRRESISTIBLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES




Source of Recipe


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Recipe Introduction


Makes about 3 dozen cookies



List of Ingredients




1 -1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup Jif Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup Butter Flavor Crisco all-vegetable shortening or 1/2 Butter Flavor Crisco stick
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt


Recipe



Heat oven to 375ºF. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
Combine brown sugar, peanut butter, Butter Flavor Crisco Shortening or Butter Flavor Crisco Stick, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.
Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonsful of dough 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheet. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with tines of fork.
Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375ºF for 7 to 8 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.

IRRESISTIBLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE VARIATIONS

PEANUT BUTTER TREASURES - Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls. Roll in chopped peanuts. Press center with teaspoon. Bake 7-8 minutes. Press mini peanut butter cup into depression. 3 dozen cookies

CHOCOLATE/PEANUT BUTTER CHIPS - Stir in 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1/2 cup peanut butter chips (or 1 cup chocolate chips). Decorate top with more chips. Bake 6-7 minutes.

3 dozen cookies