Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut butter cookies are a classic choice if you’re in the mood for a sweet treat. This recipe is simple to follow and will yield soft, chewy cookies that satisfy your cravings.

Before you start baking, ensure you have all the necessary ingredients.

Ingredients

2 cups flour, sifted

2 teaspoons baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup margarine, softened

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar, packed

¼ cup applesauce

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup peanut butter

Makes: 2 DOZEN COOKIES
Prep time: 20 MINUTES

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, cream together margarine, sugar, brown sugar, applesauce and vanilla.

Add peanut butter and mix well; this may require a hand mixer or some electric beaters at a slow speed. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and blend until just combined.

Drop heaping tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto a baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. These cookies spread very nicely, but you can press them with a fork for that classic peanut butter look.

Bake for 10 minutes until tops crack slightly and edges are a little browned. If you are baking more than one sheet at a time, rotate the sheets halfway through the baking time.

Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.

Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.

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Peanut Butter Cookies

5 from 6 votes

Servings 2 DOZEN

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

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Ingredients

  

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup peanut butter

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
•  Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, cream together margarine, sugar, brown sugar, applesauce and vanilla.
• Add peanut butter and mix well; this may require a hand mixer or some electric beaters at a slow speed. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and blend until just mixed.
• Drop heaping tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto a baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. These cookies spread very nicely, but you can press them with a fork for that classic peanut butter cookie look.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until tops crack slightly and edges are a little browned. If you are baking more than one sheet at a time, rotate the sheets halfway through the baking time.
• Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.
• Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.