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Jif Peanut Butter Cookies
Prep Time
15
minutes
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Cook Time
8
minutes
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Total Time
23
minutes
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
36
cookies
Ingredients
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1 ⅓
cups
All-purpose flour
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1
teaspoon
Baking soda
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½
teaspoon
Baking powder
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½
teaspoon
Salt
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½
cup
Butter
-
room temperature
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¾
cup
Jif peanut butter
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½
cup
White sugar
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½
cup
Brown sugar
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1
Egg
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1
Egg yoke
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1
teaspoon
Vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together the butter and peanut butter thoroughly.
Add the sugars and beat for 2 minutes, until creamy and light.
Add the egg and vanilla extract, beat for 30 seconds, then slowly incorporate the flour mixture until just incorporated.
Use a cookie scoop to portion out the dough on a lined cookie sheet.
Use a fork to press down on the cookies, flattening them and making a classic criss-cross pattern.
Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden and set.
Cool on the cookie sheet before storing or serving.
Notes
This Recipe Can be Doubled:
A great recipe for a crowd. Simply increase the ingredients proportionately and split it into batches.
Add Chopped Peanuts:
Chopped peanuts or using crunchy peanut butter.
Chocolate:
Drizzle, dip or coat your cookies with delicious chocolate.
Icing:
Ice the cookies with a lovely peanut butter icing.
Sprinkles:
Use decorative Christmas sprinkles to decorate your cookies.
Alternatives:
Jif Natural Peanut butter or Low fat Jif Peanut butter can be used.