My Great-Grandmother’s award winning, Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies are a sweet, traditional peanut butter cookie that is crispy but not dry. Not only is each bite full of peanut butter flavor, but they’ll be ready in less than 20 minutes!
Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugars until combined. Add the eggs and vanilla, and beat until light and creamy.
Reduce the speed to low, and mix in the peanut butter.
In several additions, add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture until just incorporated.
Portion and bake:
Drop cookie dough by the teaspoon (the actual spoon, not the measuring spoon) onto a baking sheet spaced about 2 inches apart. Dip the tines of a fork into granulated sugar and press them into each cookie twice in a crisscross pattern flattening the dough, dipping the fork into the sugar between each cookie.
Bake for 10 minutes in a preheated oven, or until golden brown. The cookies should have a matte (not shiny) finish when they are done.
Let cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Then remove to cool completely on a wire rack.
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Yield: 96 small cookiesPresentation - My great-grandmother pressed the cookie down as it hit the baking sheet and, as a result, each cookie was different in a rugged way. If you want prettier cookies, you can use a 1-inch cookie scoop and roll the dough into a ball prior to crisscrossing with a fork.Flavor Tips - Use your favorite peanut butter, because you will taste it in these cookies!Storage - Store these crunchy cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. You can also freeze these cookies so that they keep for 2 months.