Peanut Butter Cookies
24 servings15 min prep10 min cookEasy
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The Tale of Peanut Butter Cookies
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Peanut butter became a widely available American product after George Washington Carver and others promoted peanut farming in the early 20th century, and peanut butter cookies followed soon after, with the distinctive crisscross fork pattern appearing in cookbooks by the 1930s.
Ingredients
Scale:· 24 servings
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1Preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 2Beat the peanut butter and butter together until smooth, then beat in both sugars until fluffy.
- 3Mix in the egg and vanilla extract.
- 4Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together, then stir into the wet ingredients until a dough forms.
- 5Roll the dough into balls, place on the sheets, and press a crisscross pattern into each with a fork.
- 6Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden.
- 7Cool on the sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
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