A peanut butter cookie (also known as a peanut) is a type of cookie that is distinguished by having peanut butter as its main ingredient. The cookie is native to the United States, its development dates back to the 1930s.
George Washington Carver (1864-1943), an African-American agricultural extension educator at the Tuskegee Institute, was the best known promoter of groundnuts as a replacement for the severely damaged cotton crop. He compiled 105 peanut recipes from various cookbooks, farm bulletins, and other sources. In How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption, he included three recipes for peanut cookies with crushed or chopped peanut as an ingredient. It wasn’t until the early 1920s that peanut butter was listed as an ingredient in cookies.
Learn how to make Soft Peanut Butter Cookies with this simple and easy recipe!
Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
6
servings35
minutes12
minutesIn order for your Soft Peanut Butter Cookies to be perfect, check the necessary ingredients and follow the step-by-step preparation method.
Ingredients
¼ cup (56 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
¼ cup (51 g) vegetable shortening, room temperature
1 cup (210 g) light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg, room temperature
½ cup (129 g) creamy peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups (195 g) all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
Directions
- In a glass jar, add ¼ cup (56 g) unsalted butter, room temperature;
- Add ¼ cup (51 g) vegetable shortening, room temperature;
- Add 1 cup (210 g) light brown sugar, packed;
- Beat with the mixer;
- Add 1 large egg, room temperature;
- Add ½ cup (129 g) creamy peanut butter;
- Add 2 teaspoons vanilla extract;
- Beat with the mixer;
- In a container, add 1 ½ cups (195 g) all-purpose flour;
- Add ½ teaspoon baking soda;
- Add ¼ teaspoon salt;
- Mix well;
- Add to the mixture;
- Beat with the mixer;
- Make balls and transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper;
- Bake until golden (preheated oven at 350°F for12 minutes);
- Your Soft Peanut Butter Cookies is ready!