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Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies

April 7, 2018 by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life Leave a Comment

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Peanut butter cookies are a classic, easy cookie recipe!  This recipe makes the perfect small batch of cookies.  We LOVE eating these peanut butter cookies while they’re still warm with a cold glass of milk!  We also love this recipe because it calls for basic ingredients that we always have on hand.

Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

As a kid, I took cooking projects in 4-H that explained the basic science behind why to mix ingredients in what order and the purpose of leavening agents like baking soda and baking powder.  But let’s have a busy mom moment of honesty.  I just added all of these ingredients to the mixing bowl and turned the mixer on.  I used the cookie scoop to make balls, baked and enjoyed.

I love the stoneware baking sheet that I picked up at a friend’s Pampered Chef party a few years ago, but my mom prefers a metal sheet.

how to make cris cross on peanut butter cookies

I personally believe the key to cookie success is only baking them for 7-8 minutes until they have just began to turn golden brown on the highest points.  Burnt cookies are such a let down, so I like to take them out of the oven when they are still soft.

Collage of old fashioned peanut butter cookies are a class easy cookie recipe.

More Old-Fashioned Cookie Recipes:

Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies are a lightly sweet oatmeal cookie with raspberry jam baked in a thumbprint shaped well in the center of the cookie.

Sour Cream Cookies take a little effort, but make a light and fluffy cookie that we love to make around the holidays.

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chip Cookies taste even better when made into bar cookies.

The simplest cookies we make are these Easy Christmas Cookies or Easter Egg Nests that are filled with candy.

stack of homemade peanut butter cookies

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut butter cookies are a classic, easy, old fashioned cookie recipe.  We also love that this makes a small batch and perfect snack with a cold glass of milk!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Best No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookie
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 129kcal
Author: Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.  Mix ingredients together.  
  • Form balls and drop onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Use a fork to flatten a bit and make criss cross shape in the top of the cookies.  Bake for 7-10 minutes to reach desired doneness.

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Nutrition

Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
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