Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

"Peanut Butter Cookies" by Katrin Gilger is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 .

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup Jif Creamy Peanut Butter (or Peanut Butter and Chocolate Flavored Spread)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened, or Crisco shortening
• 1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (sometimes listed as 1 teaspoon in older variations)
• 1 large egg
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt (or 3/4 tsp kosher salt)
• Optional: Granulated sugar for rolling (for a classic sparkling top)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. Combine peanut butter, shortening or butter, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla in a large bowl and beat until blended. Add the egg and beat until just blended.
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just blended.
4. Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a prepared baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart. Flatten each cookie slightly with a fork to create a crisscross pattern.
5. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes, or up to 10 minutes for crispier cookies, until they are set and lightly browned.
6. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.