Perfect Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

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Perfect Peanut Butter Cookies
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
963
Calories
Total time
23
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F; have ungreased shiny cookie sheets ready.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, with electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugars; next, beat in egg, peanut butter and vanilla.
  3. In a smaller bowl, sift together salt, baking soda and flour (I do this through a sieve, not with a sifter).
  4. With a wooden spoon, stir flour mixture into peanut butter mixture until a dough is formed.
  5. If desired, you could stir in about 1/2 cup (or more) of chocolate chips now; I usually don't (even though I'm a chocoholic) as I often just want a pure peanut butter cookie with nothing else in it, not even peanut bits.
  6. Stash dough in fridge while you clean up the dishes; this step isn't absolutely necessary but the fridge slightly firms up the dough, making it easier to work with.
  7. Drop by heaping teaspoons onto cookie sheets and press down, criss-cross style, with a fork- the classic peanut butter cookie look.
  8. If fork sticks to cookies too much as you press down, lightly flour the fork.
  9. Bake in preheated oven for 7 to 9 minutes, or until edges are slightly darkened (I like to cook these at 7-1/2 minutes).
  10. Do not worry if they don't look done; cookies firm up as they cool and if you want chewier cookies it is very important not to overbake them.
  11. Add an extra minute if you like crispier cookies.
  12. Remove cookies from sheets after letting them rest on sheets for one minute, then let cooked cookies cool on racks.
  13. Store cookies in a tin or in cookie jar (airtight containers are best).
  14. I use a one-inch scoop to make the cookies; the approximate yield I get is 4-1/2 dozen cookies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 962.76 Kcal (4031 kJ)
Calories from fat 513.28 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 57.03g 88%
Cholesterol 107.51mg 36%
Sodium 488.94mg 20%
Potassium 538.12mg 11%
Total Carbs 96.56g 32%
Sugars 47.2g 189%
Dietary Fiber 5.51g 22%
Protein 23.5g 47%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 2.4mg 13%
Calcium 72.9mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 470.78 Kcal (1971 kJ)
Calories from fat 250.99 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.89g 88%
Cholesterol 52.57mg 36%
Sodium 239.08mg 20%
Potassium 263.13mg 11%
Total Carbs 47.22g 32%
Sugars 23.08g 189%
Dietary Fiber 2.69g 22%
Protein 11.49g 47%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 1.2mg 13%
Calcium 35.6mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 23.2
    Points
  • 27
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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