Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies

Katzen's Note:

This is a great recipe - I brought these cookies to a get together, and they were gone really fast, with requests for the recipe. They're flexible because you can use smooth or crunchy peanut butter, as well. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 30

Yield: 30.0 Cookies

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup Butter Flavor Crisco
• 1 cup smooth peanut butter or 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. Beat butter, peanut butter and sugars in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
3. Roll into tablespoonful size balls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto greased baking sheets. Flatten each, in criss-cross pattern, with tines of fork. I like to sprinkle a little sugar on top of the cookies for a bit of crunch. :o).
4. Bake for 8 to 10 minute or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes; transfer to wire racks or paper towels. Cool completely.

Reviews

[Rita~]

Yummy!!!! Yes these are quick to put together. I did make some changes as DH asked for oatmeal cookies and when I came across these I knew I could tweak adding oats into peanut butter cookies which he likes. I really think peanut butter his the one food he couldn`t live without. Well Katzen you inspiredme to create this Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies recipe. I did make it gluten free. Being I used almond meal in place of flour which is higher in oil I cut back to 1/2 cup oil, (my choice was coconut oil) made for veggie tag. Thank you for the yummy goodness and John thanks you too! ;)

[Boomette]

These cookies are so yummy. DH brought a lot to his work and they were a big hit. Thanks Katzen :) Made for 123 hit wonders

[Lorrie in Montreal]

Made for 123 hits. Great recipe...just found them a little too sugary for our tastes. Easily remedied by reducing the sugars a touch.