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By Diana Rattray, About.com

Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Peanut Butter Cookies

D. Rattray
A delicious peanut butter cookie recipe.

Prep Time: 8 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation:

Cream sugars, butter or margarine, and peanut butter. Beat in egg, then stir in remaining ingredients. Shape dough into a small balls; place on lightly greased baking sheets then press the dough balls down with a fork to make ridges down the center. Dip fork tines in flour the fork each time before pressing a cookie. Bake at 350° for about 12 minutes. (Bake for a little less time for chewier cookies.) Makes about 2 dozen peanut butter cookies.

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Tasty and crunchyJune 11, 2009By couloircarver
"I tried out this recipe and found the cookies to be crunchy. If you like very moist and chewy cookies this might not be the recipe for you."

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