Peanut Butter Cookies, JIF - Master Cookbook Recipe # 355

Name: Peanut Butter Cookies, JIF - Master Cookbook Recipe # 355
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3/4 cup Jif creamy peanut butter; 1/2 cup Crisco all-vegetable shortening; 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed; 3 Tbsp milk; 1 Tbsp vanilla extract; 1 large egg; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 tsp salt; 3/4 tsp baking soda

These cookies are the gold standard for peanut butter lovers,perfectly balanced, soft, and featuring those iconic fork-press marks. While flourless versions are popular, these traditional cookies remain an all-time favorite in the kitchen.

This is recipe #355 in Tammy’s Master Cookbook.

Prep time: 15 minCook time: 8 minTotal time: 23 min

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Ingredients

3/4 cup Jif creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup Crisco all-vegetable shortening
1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
3 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking soda

Instructions

Prep: Preheat your oven to 375°F.
Cream the Base: In a large mixing bowl, combine the Jif peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat on medium speed until the mixture is well blended and smooth.
Add Egg: Add the egg and beat until just incorporated.
Incorporate Dry Ingredients: Add the all-purpose flour, salt, and baking soda. Blend well until a soft dough forms.
Shape: Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
The Classic Mark: Use the tines of a fork to press a crisscross pattern into the top of each cookie, flattening them slightly.
Bake: Bake for 8 minutes or until the edges are just set (do not overbake!).
Cool: Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a couple of minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Tammy’s Tips

"Still to this day this is one of my all-time favorite desserts, and you cannot beat the Jif recipe. The flourless peanut butter cookies are popular; however, I think these are the best!" The secret to that perfect texture is using the combination of shortening and Jif,it gives you a cookie that stays soft and holds that beautiful fork pattern every time.