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Peanut Butter Cookies from the Forties

By: Bonnie Taylor  
"These are from the war era and are very easy to assemble. I do it in my mixer. My Mom would make these when we came home from school and they were always good with a big glass of milk."

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Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, cream together the peanut butter, butter and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg. the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Cover dough and chill for at least one hour.
  2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheet.
  3. Flatten balls with a fork. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 52 | Total Fat: 3.4g | Cholesterol: 9mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2002 by DIGIRL 
pretty good, not too sweet, I did roll balls into chopped cocktail peanuts which added a salty... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2007 by SPOOTY 
These get a middling rating because, like another reviewer, I found them to be way too crumbly... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2003 by LAVAPOOL 
It's an ok recipe, but it's a bit dry which overpowers the peanut butter taste. I would make... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 11, 2009 by Jess 
These werent totally awful..but I thought they were much too crumbly and certainly not sweet. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2005 by LISAMARIE0103 
Not bad, but too crumbly. I rolled mine in sugar, and still too plain. MORE

 
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