Caitlin's Peanut Butter Cookies
"My mom used to make these for me, and me for my daughter--now when she comes home I get her to make a batch for me! Simple, satisfying, and they smell great when they're cooking!"
photo by kiwiheather
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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24-36 cookies
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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Optional
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunk (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Beat butter in large mixing bowl till soft.
- Add sugars gradually to butter, blending till creamy.
- Beat in egg, peanut butter, salt, and baking soda, till well combined.
- Add flour to the batter, mixing well, then vanilla.
- If using, add the chocolate chunks at this point. Batter will be stiff.
- Roll dough into small balls and place on greased cookie sheet.
- With the tines of a fork, press 'tic-tac-toe' design into cookies. These don't spread too much, so you'll be flattening them to about 1/2-inch high.
- If you used chocolate chunks, the pattern won't be perfect--that's fine!
- Bake about 15 minutes, till golden brown.
- Remove carefully while still warm, and let cool on wire rack.
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Reviews
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I made these cookies to send to some special college kids in a care package. They were perfect! They came and held together beautifully and tasted absolutly divine!! They are super easy but don't taste it! I got 26 nice size cookies. Thanks for posting Michele!!!
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My formative cooking years were spent in Philadelphia--food lovers' heaven! Favourite cookbook writer: Nigel Slater. I also love reading and using the old classics--Fannie Farmer, The Joy of Cooking, The New York Times Cookbook, James Beard, Silver Palate--as well as my much-loved collection of Junior League cookbooks, especially from Down South.
I live in a little place along the Grand Union Canal with hubby and four Maine Coon cats.
