Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies Slightly Healthier Recipes

CRUNCHY PEANUT-BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer, beat peanut butter, sugar, and butter until smooth. Beat in egg.
• On low speed, mix in flour and baking powder until a dough forms.
• Pinch off dough by the tablespoon; roll into balls. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets (lined with parchment paper, if desired). With a floured fork, press balls in a crisscross fashion, flattening to a 1/2-inch thickness.
• Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until lightly golden, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

HEALTHY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix all ingredients. Roll level tablespoons into balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets; flatten with a fork. , Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixtures. Stir in the cornflakes. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CRISP PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add peanut butter, egg and vanilla; beat until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda and baking powder; add to creamed mixture and mix well. For easier shaping, chill the dough for 1 hour. Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each ball by crisscrossing with the tines of a fork dipped in sugar. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned and cookies are set.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C/Gas 6).
• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, or in a stand mixer, cream the white and brown sugars with the butter and crunchy peanut butter until light and fluffy.
• Beat the egg and vanilla into peanut butter mixture until smooth and well blended.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking soda.
• Blend flour mixture into creamed ingredients gradually.
• Using lightly floured hands, shape the peanut butter cookie dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on parchment-paper-lined (or ungreased) cookie sheets.
• Dip a fork in flour and press it into the balls of dough, making a criss-cross design and flattening the cookies slightly. Dip the fork in the flour after each press. Dust each cookie with additional granulated sugar, if desired.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 7 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned around edges.

CLASSIC PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars together in a bowl; beat in eggs.
• In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir into butter mixture. Put dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls and put on baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a crisscross pattern. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for about 10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown.

CRUNCHY PEANUT-BUTTER COOKIES WITH SHREDDED WHEAT

Steps:

• Mix together the butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla and beat until light.
• Sift the flour with the soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture until well blended.
• Lightly mix in the shredded wheat and peanuts.
• Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of batter, about 2 inches apart, on ungreased cookie sheets. (This makes rather ragged cookies, so I like to roll them into balls first, but little pieces of shredded wheat DO stab a bit!) Using the tines of a fork, press dough flat in each direction to make a crisscross pattern on top of each cookie.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Makes about 8 dozen cookies.

CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES (SLIGHTLY HEALTHIER!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Cream margarine or butter with sugars in a large bowl.
• Add peanut butter. Mix until thoroughly combined.
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Sift together dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Slowly add dry ingredients to peanut butter mixture.
• You should be able to roll dough into balls without it sticking too much. If dough is too sticky, add a little more flour. If it is too stiff, add a little milk.
• Roll dough into balls. You can dip them in sugar at this point or just put them directly onto the UNGREASED baking sheet.
• Place about 1.5 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets *unless the sheet is notorious for sticking*.
• Using a fork, flatten the balls a bit.
• Bake in 375° oven for 10-14 minutes or until edges are golden brown.