The World's Best Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

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The World's Best Peanut Butter Cookies
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
769
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups self-rising flour

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Cream together butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and sugar until nice and smooth.
  3. Add egg and vanilla and beat in well with a spoon.
  4. Gradually add the self-rising flour. Dough will be stiff.
  5. Form one inch balls and roll in sugar (I like to toss a dozen of the dough balls into a bag with sugar, shake gently to coat and then leave them in the bag for a couple minutes so a thicker coat of sugar adheres to the dough, then give another light shake before removing them from the bag. But just giving them a quick roll is fine).
  6. Place sugared dough balls onto an UNGREASED baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Flatten balls with the back of a fork (or if you want flat tops you can flatten them with the bottom of a drinking glass. I usually flatten them with the textured side of my meat cleaver giving the cookies a nice waffle pattern).
  7. Optional step: You can sprinkle a little extra sugar onto the tops after they are flattened if you like. It adds a little crunch to this soft cookie.
  8. Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges just start to turn brown. Remove from the oven and cool cookies on baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to cooling racks.
  9. Note: While baking one batch of cookies, cover the remaining dough with plastic wrap so it doesn't dry out. I generally form the dough balls for the next batch while the previous batch is cooling on the baking sheet.
  10. Variation: To give a Christmas touch. Dip the bottom half of the dough balls in regular sugar, then dip the top half of the balls in colored sugar crystals. Then flatten and bake as directed.
  11. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 768.6 Kcal (3218 kJ)
Calories from fat 366.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 40.76g 63%
Cholesterol 101.93mg 34%
Sodium 684.74mg 29%
Potassium 368.49mg 8%
Total Carbs 89.76g 30%
Sugars 44.09g 176%
Dietary Fiber 4.22g 17%
Protein 14.92g 30%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 3.9mg 22%
Calcium 235.4mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 452.48 Kcal (1894 kJ)
Calories from fat 215.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.99g 63%
Cholesterol 60.01mg 34%
Sodium 403.11mg 29%
Potassium 216.94mg 8%
Total Carbs 52.84g 30%
Sugars 25.96g 176%
Dietary Fiber 2.48g 17%
Protein 8.79g 30%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 9%
Iron 2.3mg 22%
Calcium 138.6mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 18
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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