Peanut Molasses Cookies Recipes

PEANUT MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar. Add egg while beating. Add peanut butter and molasse and beat well.
• Combine all remaining ingredients and add to the peanut butter mixture. Stir well. Drop the dough with a spoon on a ungreased baking sheet. Squeeze the dough with a floured bottom glass or with a fork.
• Bake in preheated oven of 375 F for 12 to 15 minutes.

MARY JANE'S PEANUT BUTTER MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, thoroughly stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl with mixer on medium speed, beat together the brown sugar, butter, peanut butter, shortening and molasses until well blended and fluffy -- about 2 minutes. Add the eggs, and beat until very well blended and smooth.
• Beat in half of the flour mixture until evenly incorporated. Stir in or beat in the rest of the flour mixture until evenly incorporated. .
• Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 1/2 hours or up to 12 hours or until firmed up. Preheat the oven to 375*.
• Grease several baking sheets or use nonstick spray.
• Shape portions of the dough into generous 1 1/4" balls with lightly greased hands. Place the peanuts in a small bowl. Dip one half of each ball into the peanuts until some are embedded.
• Place the balls, peanut side up on the baking sheets, spacing about 2 3/4" apart. Using your palm, press down on the balls until the tops are just flattened.
• Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time in the upper third of the oven for 8-10 minutes or until lightly tinged with brown and just barely set when pressed in the centers. Reverse sheets halfway through baking from front to back to ensure even browning.
• Transfer the sheets to a wire rack and let stand until the cookies firm up slightly. 1-2 minutes.With a spatula, remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 10 days or freeze up to 2 months.

PEANUT BUTTER MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, peanut butter and 1/2 cup white sugar until smooth. Stir in the honey, molasses, egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the molasses mixture until well blended. Roll dough into walnut sized balls and roll the balls in the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Press a criss cross into the top with a fork.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

MOLASSES PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and peanut butter. Add sugar gradually. Blend in Fancy Molasses, vanilla , beaten egg and milk. Stir in sifted dry ingredients. Drop onto greased cookie sheet and press down with the bottom of a glass covered with a damp cloth. Bake at 375F for 10 minutes.