Fork Cookies Recipes

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.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix sugars, peanut butter, shortening, butter and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped into sugar.
• Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.

FORK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cream the butter and 2 tablespoons of sugar until light and fluffy, then stir in the egg yolk. Add the flour and mix until well blended.
• Combine the 1/2 cup sugar with the cinnamon. Roll the dough into balls the size of small olives and roll in the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Place cookies on a cookie sheet and press criss-cross with a fork until cookies are 1/3 inch thick.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until light brown.

FORK BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C /fan 160°C/ gas 4. Lightly butter two baking trays. Measure the butter into a bowl and beat to soften. Gradually beat in the sugar and then the flour. Bring the mixture together with your hands to form a dough. Form the dough into 16 balls about the size of a walnut and place spaced well apart on the prepared baking trays. Dip a fork in a little water and use this to flatten the biscuits. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until a very pale golden. Lift off the baking tray and leave to cool completely on a wire rack. Get your copy of Simple Comforts, Mary Berry's essential new guide to comfort cooking. Featuring over 120 delicious, foolproof recipes, including a whole chapter of Mary's favourite new bakes and puds:

FORK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Cream butter and 2 tablespoons sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the egg yolk. Add flour and mix until well blended.
• Combine the 1/2 cup sugar with cinnamon. Roll dough into balls the size of small olives and roll in the sugar/cinnamon mixture.
• Place cookies on cookie sheet and press criss-cross with a fork until cookies are approximately 1/3 inch thick.
• Bake 10 minutes or until light brown.