Recipe: The Best Peanut Butter Cookies
🕒 Total Time: 27 minutes
🥄 Prep Time: 20 minutes
🔥 Cook Time: 7 minutes
🍪 Description: These cookies deviate from the norm, offering a delightful twist on traditional peanut butter treats. They’re not your typical flat, dry, criss-crossed cookies. Instead, they boast a rich, moist texture and an explosion of flavor. If you’re seeking the pinnacle of cookie perfection, look no further!
📜 Recipe Category: Drop Cookies
🔍 Keywords: Dessert, Cookie & Brownie, Baking, Less than 30 Minutes, Oven
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons half-and-half
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Nutritional Information (Per Serving – 1 cookie):
- Calories: 81.7
- Fat: 4.4g
- Saturated Fat: 1.3g
- Cholesterol: 3.4mg
- Sodium: 66.1mg
- Carbohydrates: 9.5g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Sugar: 6.1g
- Protein: 1.6g
Yield: Approximately 60 cookies
📝 Recipe Instructions:
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Preheat Oven: Set your oven to 350°F (175°C) to preheat it.
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Prepare Dough: In a mixing bowl, combine the creamy peanut butter, butter flavor shortening, and brown sugar. Cream them together until smooth and well incorporated.
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Add Egg: Crack in the egg and mix it well into the peanut butter mixture until fully combined.
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Mix in Wet Ingredients: Stir in the half-and-half and vanilla extract until evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
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Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt.
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Gradually Add Dry Ingredients: Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed peanut butter mixture, mixing until a cohesive dough forms.
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Incorporate Chocolate Chips: Once the dough is well mixed, gently fold in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
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Form Cookies: Using a teaspoon, scoop out rounded portions of dough and drop them onto ungreased baking sheets, leaving some space between each cookie for spreading during baking. Alternatively, for larger cookies, use a tablespoon to scoop out the dough.
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Bake: Place the baking sheets in the preheated oven and bake the cookies for 7-9 minutes, or until they turn golden brown around the edges.
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Cool and Enjoy: Once baked, remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely. Enjoy these delectable treats with a tall glass of milk or your favorite hot beverage.
Note: If you prefer larger cookies, simply use a tablespoon to scoop out the dough, and adjust the baking time accordingly, baking them a little longer until they reach your desired level of doneness.
With their irresistible combination of creamy peanut butter, rich chocolate chips, and melt-in-your-mouth texture, these cookies are sure to become a household favorite. Whether you’re baking them for a special occasion or simply indulging your sweet tooth, these peanut butter cookies are bound to impress!
