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My Favorite Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Julie

On Monday my kids will be back at school.

I’m not really ready for that.

Our kitchen renovation put a big hiccup in our usual summer plans. Even though we managed to take two trips to visit family and the kids attended their beloved soccer camp our usual summer fun took a back seat to the comings and goings of contractors and the general mess associated with remodeling.

As a result, we have been on a mission this past week to squeeze out all the last bits of summer fun that we can. We spent the day at our favorite water park, we hosted a sleepover party, we shopped for school clothes (my daughter’s idea of fun), we went fishing at a local pond, we made some crafts and we baked cookies.

My daughter has been asking for home made peanut butter cookies for weeks. A simple request, but when your kitchen is in turmoil, it’s a hard wish to grant.

I had forgotten how much I love these cookies.

They’re simple and easy and — my favorite part — they’re soft and chewy.

It’s a peanut butter cookie recipe from my dad’s home town church cookbook — from the 1970’s. I adjusted it just a tiny bit. Instead of shortening I use real butter and — an accidental discovery — I add an extra egg yolk.

Here it is:

Peanut Butter Cookies

2014-08-22 07:35:01

Yields 2

Soft and delicious peanut butter cookies.

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 egg and 1 yolk (omit the extra yolk for a crisper cookie)
1 1/4 cup sifted flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt

Instructions

Mix butter, peanut butter, sugars and egg thoroughly. Blend all dry ingredients; stir into butter mixture. Chill dough for 1/2 hour in refrigerator.
Heat oven for 375 degrees.
Roll dough in to 1 1/4 inch balls.
Place 3 inches apart on baking sheet and flatten criss cross with fork dipped in flour.
Bake 8-10 minutes. (Don't let them get too brown.)

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The recipe says to roll the dough in to small balls but I like to use a small scoop that forms the dough in to a nice ball quickly. (Of course, kids often like to roll by hand but my daughter is just as happy to use the little scoop!)

We only have a few days left before the hustle and bustle of the school year knocks on our door. Until then, you’ll find us packing in all the summer fun that we can!

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,