Low Fat Peanut Butter 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.

SKINNY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, peanut butter and vegetable oil spread with electric mixer on low speed until well mixed. Beat in honey and egg until well blended. Beat in remaining ingredients until dough forms.
• Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place balls about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in additional granulated sugar.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

LOW-FAT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg white; beat until blended. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Shape into an 8-in. roll; wrap in plastic. Freeze for 2 hours or until firm., Unwrap and cut into slices, just over 1/4 in. thick. Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray; press with a fork to make crisscross pattern. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes for chewy cookies or 8-10 minutes for crisp cookies. Cool for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks; cool completely.

LOW-FAT PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• Stir cake mix (dry), peanut butter, water, margarine and egg in large bowl, using spoon, until blended. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until tops look dry and light golden brown. Immediately press back of 1/2 measuring teaspoon into each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet; cool cookies completely. Fill center of each cookie with about 2 teaspoons frosting.

LOW FAT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Then dump ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir. You will really need to work at getting the ingredients mixed well. I do a downward smashing motion with my spoon as I stir. You could even put your hands into the dough and kneed a little.
• Drop 1 Tablespoon size mounds onto a greased cookie sheet, about 1 ½ inches apart. Smash them down with a fork. Then sprinkle with course sugar if you like.
• Bake for 10 - 15 minutes.
• After they are baked let them cool for 15 minutes before you dig into They will be soft out of the oven and crisp up as they cool.
• This recipe originates from My Vegan Cookbook. http://www.myvegancookbook.com/blog/.

REDUCED FAT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Both peanut butter and butter should be used at room temperature Heat oven to 350 F, Coat 2 large baking sheets with cooking spray.
• In medium size bowl, mix flour,baking soda, and salt.
• In a large bowl,beat peanut butter and butter until smooth for 2 minutes.
• Add sugar; beat 2 minutes.
• Beat in egg, milk and vanilla.
• On low, beat in flour mixture.
• For each cookie, roll about a tablespoon of dough into a ball.
• Place balls on sheets, 2 inches apart.
• With fork, flatten each ball in crosshatch pattern into 2 inch round, if desired.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes.