Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home
Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
YIELD: 3 dozen.
My mother insisted that my grandmother write down one recipe for her when Mom got married in 1942: the how to make peanut butter cookies from scratch recipe. That was a real effort because Grandma was a traditional pioneer-type cook who used a little of this or that until it felt right. This treasured recipe is the only one she ever wrote down! —Janet Hall, Clinton, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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1 cup shortening
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1 cup peanut butter
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1 cup sugar
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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3 large eggs, room temperature
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream shortening, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
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2.
Roll into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a meat mallet or fork if desired. Bake 10-15 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 180 calories, 9g fat (2g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 128mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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