Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut butter cookies are one of the most popular kinds of cookies. Add lemon zest for flavor.
30 min
Ingredients
- 110 g (120 ml / ½ cup / 4 oz) peanut butter
- 110 g (120 ml / ½ cup / 4 oz) white granulated sugar
- 110 g (120 ml / ½ cup / 4 oz) brown sugar
- 110 g (120 ml / ½ cup / 4 oz) butter or margarine, melted
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
- 280 g (300 ml / 1 ¼ cup / 10 oz) all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
Steps
- Start by preheating oven to 180°C (350°F / gas mark 4).
- Cream together sugars, melted butter, egg, and vanilla until creamy and smooth.
- Combine flour, peanut butter, salt, and baking soda in the mixture from step 2.
- After the mixture is complete, flatten small pieces into cookie shapes with a fork and place on an ungreased baking sheet at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8–10 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Pull out of the oven and allow to cool.
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Adapted from “Peanut Butter Cookies” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.