Recipe: Delicious Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies.

You can have Peanut Butter Cookies using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Peanut Butter Cookies

1. You need 125 of g/4 1/2 oz/ 1/2 cup butter,softened.
2. You need 150 of g/5 1/2 oz/ 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter.
3. You need 225 of g/8 oz/ 1 cup granulated sugar.
4. Prepare 1 of egg,lightly beaten.
5. You need 150 of g/5 1/2 oz/ 1 1/4 cup plain (all-purpose) flour.
6. You need 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
7. It's pinch of salt.
8. It's 75 of g/2 3/4 oz unsalted natural peanuts,chopped.

Peanut Butter Cookies instructions

1. Lightly grease 2 baking trays (cookie sheets)..
2. In a large mixing bowl,beat together the butter and peanut butter..
3. Gradually add the sugar and beat well..
4. Add the beaten egg a little at a time until it is thoroughly combined..
5. Sieve (strain) the flour,baking powder and salt into the peanut butter mixture..
6. Add the peanuts and bring all of the ingredients together to form a soft dough.Wrap and leave to chill for about 30 minutes..
7. Form the dough into 20 balls and place them on to the prepared baking trays (cookie sheets) about 5cm/2 inches apart to allow for spreading.Flatten them slightly with your hand..
8. Bake in a preheated oven,190 oC/375 oF/Gas Mark 5,for 15 minutes until golden brown.Transfer the biscuits (cookies) to a wire rack and leave to cool..