Basic peanut butter cookies
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
  • 1/2 c sugar
  • 1/2 c brown sugar
  • 1/2 c butter, softened
  • 1/2 c peanut butter
  • 2 T milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 3/4 c all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
DIRECTIONS
  1. Oven @ 375
  2. 1. Cream butter & sugars
  3. 2. Add peanut butter, milk, vanilla & egg. Beat well.
  4. 3. Add flour, baking soda & salt. Beat well.
  5. 4. Roll 1” balls
  6. 5. Flatten by using fork dipped in sugar to make criss-cross pattern
  7. 6. Bake 10-12 min
  8. Yields 3-4 dozen
  9. Variation: roll balls in sugar & top with unwrapped Hershey's Kiss pressed into the center. This is called a "peanut butter blossom."
RECIPE BACKSTORY
No matter how many recipes I try, I always come back to this one for peanut butter cookies.