Classic Peanut Butter Cookies - King Arthur Flour

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 -3 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
• 2 beat together the shortening, sugars, egg, vanilla, and peanut butter until smooth.
• 3 add the flour, baking soda, and salt to the peanut-butter mixture, beating gently until everything is well combined. add enough water to make a cohesive dough.
• 4 drop the cookie dough by tablepoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets (a tablespoon cookie scoop works well here), leaving 2" between them.
• 5 use a fork to flatten each cookie to about 1/2" thick, making a cross-hatch design.
• 6 bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, until they're barely beginning to brown around the edges; the tops won't have browned. remove them from the oven, and cool on a rack.