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What do Perfect Peanut Butter Cookies mean to me?

The perfect peanut butter cookie is chewy on the inside, crunchy on the outer edges and perfect when warm with a glass of milk.

If this is your idea of delicious, then this is the peanut butter cookie recipe for you!

It was our late-night pb snack last night…

Type: Cookie Recipe
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Yield:  2 dozen

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter – softened/room temperature
• 1/2 cup peanut butter – smooth or crunchy
• 1 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
• 1/2 cup brown sugar – packed
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups bread flour – I prefer Robin Hood brand.
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk or beat/cream the butter & oil for 2 minutes until it’s completely smooth and slightly lightened in color.
3. Add sugars and continue to mix for 2 minutes.
4. Add beaten egg and peanut butter and continue to mix for 1 minute.
5. In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients left – flour, baking soda, baking powder & salt. Add to wet mixture bowl slowly while incorporating until it comes together into a ball. * Tip: It doesn’t have to be compact – I prefer it when it’s light and just barely combined.
6. Onto a non-stick cookie sheet, place 12 balls that are roughly 2″ in diameter. * Tip: You may have to squeeze the dough together for it to completely combine and stick together enough to roll into a ball.
7. Take a large-tined fork and make 2 impressions on cookie ball in a criss-cross pattern. This will flatten the ball into a cookie shape.
8. Bake on 375 for 10 minutes or until lightly golden brown on edges – start checking @ 8 minutes.
9. Remove sheets from oven and allow to sit for 1 minute. Then, take a flipper and remove the cookies to a cooling rack.
10. Enjoy warm with a glass of cold milk!

These disappeared quickly last night! Wow…

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I hope you enjoyed this How to Bake post on Cooking with Kimberly! Until next time…

Eat Deliciously,

Kimberly Edwards

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