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Old School Peanut Butter Cookies

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These peanut butter cookies are an updated version of the cookies my dad grew up with in the 50’s & 60’s. I have probably made them at least 50 times but have never been a fan of them until I decided I didn’t want to break a tooth. Yes, the original recipe is that hard.

My new modern peanut butter cookies can be made classically crumbly & dry, soft & chewy, or even with white chocolate chips. It’s all up you!

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

  • 30 grams butter, softened
  • 57 grams vegetable shortening
  • 99 grams granulated sugar
  • 106 gram light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 198 grams supermarket low sodium peanut butter, smooth
  • 177 grams all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
Optional
  • 80 grams white chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Cream butter, shortening, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in egg until incorporated.
  • Mix in vanilla and peanut butter until smooth and uniform. Scrap bowl. 
  • Sprinkle in flour, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips (if applicable) to peanut butter mixture, beating until just combined. Dough should look uniform in color but fall apart when touched.  
  • Drop cookie dough by the tablespoon full with a small cookie scoop and flatten with a fork in a cross hatch pattern.
  • Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes until they’re barely browned around the edges. Remove from oven and cool on rack. 

Notes

For that extra crispy classic crunch, exclude butter.
 

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Published: May 4, 2019 Recipes Updated: October 31, 2020

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