Peanut Shaped 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-SHAPED COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour., Roll dough into 1-in. balls; roll in sugar. Shape into logs. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork. Pinch center to form peanut shape. Bake at 375° for 7-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

PEANUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a baking sheet.
• In a bowl, cream the butter and sugars with an electric mixer until the mixture is light. Add the vanilla extract and egg. Beat well. Add the flour, baking powder, and peanuts. Blend well.
• Drop rounded tablespoons of batter, 2 inches apart, onto the baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the cookies are light brown. Cool. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the cooled cookies. Store in a cool, dry place.

THE BEST PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Beat butter, peanut butter, and sugars until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla. Mix baking powder with flour, then add flour a cup at a time.
• Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface and cut with a cookie cutter dipped in flour so it doesn't stick.
• I made some cookies thicker than others and I really liked the chewiness of the thicker cookies, so next time I will be making them all thick!
• Bake at 350 for 10-13 minutes. Until they are just getting golden on the bottom, to ensure you will not have a dry cookie.
• The cookies with the fork marks are crispier, so if you prefer a crispy cookie. Press a for on the tops of the cookies creating a criss-cross design.

CLASSIC PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• With an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Add the peanut butter and egg and mix until combined.
• In a separate bowl, add baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flour (sift flour once measured). Add to the peanut butter mixture, mix until combined.
• Form dough into 1" balls. Place the balls about 3-inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Flatten in a crisscross pattern using a fork.
• Bake 8-9 minutes until cookies just start to turn golden at the base. Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool 5 minutes then transfer on a wire rack.

P.B.J.(SANDWICH-SHAPED ) COOKIES:

Steps:

• In medium-size bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat brown sugar, butter & peanut butter until light & fluffy.
• Beat in egg & vanilla until well mixed.
• Reduce mixer speed to low; gradually beat in flour, baking powder & salt.
• Gather dough into a ball: form into a 12-inch long log, With fingers, press dough to resemble a loaf of bread by making top round & squaring off bottom.
• Wrap & refrigerate dough several hours or until firm enough to slice.
• Heat oven to 350*f.
• Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
• With sharp knife, cut dough crosswise into 1/4- inch thick slices.
• Place slices, 1 inch apart, on greased baking sheet.
• If necessary, reshape cookie slices to resemble a slice of bread.
• Bake cookies 8-10 minutes ot until just golden brown at edges.
• Cool cookies 2 minutes on baking sheet, than transfer to wire rack & cool completely When cookies are cool, turn half side down on work surface.
• Spoon 1/4 teaspoon grape jelly on each and top with another cookie, right side up.
• Gently press cookies together to spread jelly evenly.
• Store in airtight container.

PEANUT-BUTTER-AND-JAM HEART COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, bakingpowder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Beatbutter and sugars with a mixeron medium speed until pale andfluffy. Beat in peanut butter,then egg. Reduce speed to low,and beat in flour mixture untildough forms. If dough is sticky,refrigerate for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rolldough into 1 1/2-inch balls (about2 tablespoons each). Arrange onparchment-lined baking sheets,spacing 1 1/2 inches apart. Pressinto 1 3/4-inch rounds. Press heartsinto centers using your fingertips.Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• Bake for 12 minutes. Removefrom oven, and reshape heartsusing your fingertips or thehandle of a wooden spoon. Fillindentation of each with agenerous 1/2 teaspoon jam to forma heart. Bake until cookiesare firm, 6 to 7 minutes more.

COCOA-PEANUT BUTTER HEART-SHAPED SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk flour, cocoa and baking powder in small bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat butter, 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup powdered sugar in large bowl until well blended. Beat in egg, then peanut butter and vanilla. Add dry ingredients; beat until well blended. Divide dough into 4 pieces; flatten each into disk. Wrap dough in plastic; chill overnight.
• Position 1 rack in center and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 375°F. Butter 2 baking sheets. Sprinkle work surface generously with additional sugar. Place 1 dough disk atop sugar on work surface (dough will be soft; keep remainder refrigerated). Sprinkle top of dough with additional sugar. Roll out dough to generous 1/4-inch thickness, sprinkling with additional sugar as needed to prevent sticking.
• Using 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out cookies. Transfer cookies to prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Using small heart-shaped or round cookie cutter, make 1 hole in center of half of cookies. Gather dough scraps; reshape into disk and refrigerate. Bake cookies until puffed and beginning to crack on top, about 7 minutes. Using spatula, transfer cookies to rack; cool completely. Repeat rolling, cutting and baking with remaining dough disks and scraps. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Store between layers of waxed paper in airtight container.)
• Stir chopped milk chocolate in top of double boiler over barely simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove chocolate from over water. Sift additional powdered sugar over cookies with hole. Place 1 solid cookie, bottom side up, on work surface. Spread 1 teaspoon melted chocolate over. Spoon 1 scant teaspoon strawberry jelly atop chocolate in center. Immediately top with cookie with hole, placing hole over jelly and pressing gently to adhere (cookies are very tender). (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Store in single layer in airtight container and refrigerate. Cookies may soften slightly.)