Peanut Butter Cookies


I’ve been baking these delicious classic cookies since I was just 6 years old…straight out of the 1960s Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. They seem to be everyone’s favorite!

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/4 c all-purpose flour
3/4 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
1/2 c butter or margarine
1/2 c peanut butter
1/2 c granulated sugar
1/2 c packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 t vanilla

**Additional granulated sugar in small bowl to roll cookies

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Makes about 40 cookies

  1. Beat butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds
  2. Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt
  3. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally
  4. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well.
  5. Add flour and beat until well combined. Dough should begin to pull away from the sides of the bowl.
  6. Shape dough into 1-inch balls
  7. Roll balls in additional granulated sugar to coat
  8. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. 20 per sheet works best for me.
  9. Using the tines of a fork, flatten balls by making crisscross marks on top
  10. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown
  11. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool

FUN WITH MATH:
1 homemade peanut butter cookie = 97 calories — 13g carbs — 2g protein

Ingredient = calories — carbs — protein
1/2 c butter = 814 — 0g — 1g
1/2 c peanut butter = 760 — 24g — 32g
1/2 c sugar = 386 — 100g — 0g
1/2 c brown sugar = 360 — 108g — 0g
1 egg = 78 — 0g — 6g
3 1/4 c flour = 1478 — 302g — 42g
Totals = 3876 — 534g — 81g

Makes 40 cookies so divide by 40 = 97 — 13g —  2g