Grandma's Peanut Butter Cookies
Homemade soft and chewy peanut butter cookies that are full of flavor and melt in your mouth.
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Servings40 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar (Plus about 2 Tbsp more to make the cross pattern)
- ¾ cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º Fahrenheit. Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper. Set aside for now.
- In a large bowl or using a stand mixer, cream together both the sugars, the shortening, and the eggs. The mixture should be light and fluffy when it is done.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to your mixing bowl. Into the bowl, also add in the peanut butter and combine until everything is well distributed. The batter will be thick and on the dryer side.
- Using a 1 ½ tablespoon scoop, drop dough onto prepared baking sheet. Roll each one around in your hands until they form into smooth balls. Space each cookie about 2 inches apart.
- Take a fork and dip the tines into the extra white sugar. Press the fork tines on the top of each cookie twice, forming a "cross" of lines and flattening out the cookies slightly. Dip the fork back into the sugar each time so it stays coated. (See the photos above for a visual of the crisscross pattern.)
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes. Avoid overbaking since this can dry out the cookies and cause them to be overly crumbly. Store cooled cookies at room temperature in a sealed container to avoid drying out. Enjoy!
