This is the best recipe for easy peanut butter cookies that I have ever found. Some easy peanut butter cookies taste funny, these do not! I have had this cookie recipe for so long that my handwriting is starting to rub off the recipe card. I think I got it from my grandmother. 🙂
My house loves cookies more than most other desserts, but these PB Cookies are the most requested. Thank goodness, because they are the easiest to make. LOL!
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 Lg egg
- 1 tablespoon of water
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- --- bake at 325 degrees for approx 10 minutes.
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Beat first 7 ingredients for 2 minutes
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Add remaining 3 ingredients and mix until well blended.
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Drop into 1/2 in balls onto a greased cookie sheet
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Press criss-cross on top of each cookie with a fork that has been dipped in sugar (if you stick fork under running water first the sugar will stay better long enough to get to fork)
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Bake at 325 for approximately 10 minutes or until the cookies are a beautiful golden brown
That is it! It says it makes approx 5 dozen, but I have never gotten 5 dozen out of it. 🙂 Maybe my cookies are too big 🙂
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kristin says
May 31, 2016 at 3:36 pmThese look so yummy and easy!
Trish @ tagsthoughts.com says
June 4, 2015 at 7:46 pmI am a fan of the three ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie however I am always up for trying a new recipe that could be come a fast favorite. And your recipe sounds tasty! Thanks for sharing at the Creative Inspiration Link Party. Join us again next week ~ Mon 8p EST – Thurs 8p EST.
Laura at Mommy Maleta says
May 24, 2015 at 6:11 amThese look wonderful! I’ll be featuring this post tomorrow at the Thoughtful Spot. Thanks for linking up your delicious cookies!
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Susan says
May 23, 2015 at 5:06 pmI love peanut butter cookies. I am definitely going to try this!!
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Melissa Vera says
May 23, 2015 at 4:13 pmPeanut butter cookies are my favorite. Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe. Thank you for linking up at #HomeMattersParty this week. Looking forward to seeing what you link up next week.
Karen @ Raising Little Superheroes says
May 17, 2015 at 10:47 pmMy children love Peanut Butter cookies! They will love to help me make these cookies too. Thanks for sharing!
Thaleia (@Something2Offer) says
March 7, 2014 at 5:16 pmUgh- shortening? What would you replace that with that is healthier? Just curious as shortening is only used for suet cakes for the birds in our house, lol. I’m sure butter would be great. Thanks so much for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop!
Machelle says
March 6, 2014 at 7:41 pmPeanut Butter Cookies are my favorite! I will have to test this recipe. I Pinned it so I could find it again when I get ready to make them. Thanks. Kingdom Life & Blessings
Kelli Miller says
March 14, 2014 at 9:35 amThese are really the best and I am not being biased 😉
corine says
November 2, 2013 at 8:23 amwow, they taste really good, thanks for the recipe. So even in the Netherlands we are enjoying your cookies 🙂
Kelli Miller says
November 2, 2013 at 9:44 amLOL! Of course! We have had a couple exchange students from the Netherlands and yes, they did indeed love cookies 😉
Flower Bubbles says
August 5, 2013 at 1:38 amYum! We love peanut butter cookies in our house! We often put a hersheys kiss on the top of each one.
Miz Helen says
August 4, 2013 at 4:24 pmYour cookies look delicious and would be special in my cookie jar. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Katie Vyktoriah says
July 30, 2013 at 11:14 amI’m not a fan of peanut butter, but everyone in my family loves it! Will have to give these a go! Thanks for linking up to Pin It Tuesday!
Sarah Matos says
April 7, 2011 at 7:39 pmPeanut Butter cookies are my fav! This recipe sounds so simple and I have everything on hand to make it, even better!
Belinda Gray says
March 4, 2014 at 1:48 pmThe best and easiest peanut butter cookie ever known to man is 1c peanut butter, 1 egg and 1 c sugar That’s IT!!!! Best cookies you’ll ever taste I promise
Kelli Miller says
March 24, 2014 at 12:45 pmhow do they cook without flour?