Soft Peanut Butter Cut Out Cookies Recipes

SOFT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine margarine, peanut butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla. Blend together very well.
• Add flour, baking soda and salt with mixer. Chill dough 15 minutes in the refrigerator. Roll into balls by hand.
• Place on sprayed cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven until edges very lightly browning (about 7 to 10 minutes). Don't overcook. We store them in a plastic storage containers, and they stay soft!

PEANUT BUTTER CUT-OUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars.
• Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla.
• Combine the flour, baking powder & baking soda; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
• Cut with 2-inch to 4-inch cookie cutters.
• Place 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes, or until firm, and edges are golden brown.
• Cool for 1 minute, before removing from pans to wire rack to cool completely.
• Frost and decorate as desired.
• Note: This recipe states to bake the cookies in a 375° degree oven, but I prefer to bake them in 350° oven.

PEANUT BUTTER CUTOUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with 2-in. to 4-in. cookie cutters. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost cookies and decorate as desired.

LIGHT AND SOFT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat butter, creamy peanut butter, and crunchy peanut butter together in a large bowl until smooth. Beat egg white and white sugar into butter mixture until smooth. Add whole egg and brown sugar; continue to beat until smooth. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture until batter is well mixed.
• Roll the dough into 1 1/4-inch balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Press balls with a fork creating a crosshatch. Freeze cookie dough on baking sheet until dough is firm, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies puff up, about 15 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

SOFT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, peanut butter and both sugars together.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
• Add baking soda, powder and vanilla.
• Stir in flour.
• Roll into balls, roll in sugar. Flatten cookies, using a fork, in a criss-cross pattern.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 6-7 minutes or adjust to suit your oven and size of cookies!

BEST SOFT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Combine flour and baking soda in a small bowl.
• In a separate bowl, melt 1/2 cup butter in microwave.
• Add 1/3 cup sugar and 1/3 cup brown sugar to the melted butter and cream all together.
• Add the other 1/2 cup butter to your prepared butter/sugar combo and mix.
• Add rest of sugar, brown sugar, and the peanut butter. Cream well.
• Add egg whites and vanilla to the butter and sugar mixture and combine once more.
• Gradually add flour mixture to your wet mix about 1/3 cup at a time until all the flour is combined.
• Roll dough into round balls of any size and place on baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Let cool on baking sheet for 1-2 minutes and then remove to a cooled surface. ENJOY!

PEANUT BUTTER CUT-OUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine butter and peanut butter chips in saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Pour into large bowl; add brown sugar, egg and vanilla. Beat well. Stir in flour, baking soda and pecans; blend well. Refrigerate 15 to 20 minutes or until firm enough to roll.
• Heat oven to 350°F Roll out dough, a small portion at a time, on lightly floured board or between 2 pieces of wax paper, to 1/4-inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough in refrigerator.) With cookie cutters, cut into desired shapes; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until almost set (do not overbake). Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
• Drizzle CHOCOLATE CHIP GLAZE or PEANUT BUTTER CHIP GLAZE onto each cookie; garnish as desired.
• CHOCOLATE CHIP GLAZE: Place 1 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and 1 tablespoon shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
• PEANUT BUTTER CHIP GLAZE: Place 2/3 cup REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips and 1 tablespoon shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 30 seconds; stir. Microwave at MEDIUM an additional 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. About 1/3 cup glaze.
• VARIATION: SLICE AND BAKE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES: Prepare dough as directed above. Refrigerate 15 to 20 minutes or until firm enough to handle. Shape dough into two 6-inch rolls. Wrap rolls in wax paper or plastic wrap; freeze 1 to 2 hours or until firm enough to cut. Cut dough into 1/4-inch thick slices. Proceed as directed for baking and cooling.

SOFT AND CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, soda, and salt. Mix well with a wire whisk set aside.
• In a large bowl, blend sugars, using an electric mixer set at medium speed. Add butter, and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping the sides of the bowl. Add eggs, peanut butter and vanilla and mix at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add the flour mixture and mix at low speed until just mixed.
• Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. With a wet fork gently press cookies in a crisscrossed pattern. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until slightly brown along edges.