Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
Classic fork-marked cookies with a peanut butter centre.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Vegetable shortening | 61 g |
| Granulated sugar | 99 g |
| Light brown sugarPacked. | 106 g |
| EggLarge. | 1 each |
| Vanilla Extract | 1 tsp |
| Peanut butter | 198 g |
| All-Purpose Flour | 180 g |
| Baking soda | 1 tsp |
| Table salt | 0.5 tsp |
Method
- 1
Heat the oven to 175°C/350°F and prepare trays. Beat fat, sugars, egg, vanilla and peanut butter until smooth.
- 2
Add flour mixed with baking soda and salt, mixing without overworking.
- 3
Make tablespoon-sized portions, space them apart and press with a fork to form a crosshatch.
- 4
Bake 12–16 minutes, stopping when the edges first begin to colour. Cool before moving.