Peanut Butter Cookies

serves
36
prep
15 min
cook
10 min
total
25 min
difficulty
easy
rating
5/5
categories
Sweet

ingredients

  • 120 g butter
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1¼ cups plain flour
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¾ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • ¼ tsp salt

method

Cream butter, sugars and peanut butter in a mixing bowl.

Add beaten egg and mix well. Sift and stir in the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate soda and salt. Chill dough.

Roll into balls the size of large walnuts.

Place 3-inches apart on greased baking trays.

Flatten with a fork dipped in flour, criss-cross fashion.

Bake in a moderately hot (190 degrees) oven for 10-12 minutes.

Cool a few minutes on baking trays before removing to a cooling tray.