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Jif Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies

What cookies were you baking with your mama as a kid? I was baking Jif's peanut butter cookies. My job was pressing the fork into the dough to make the bumpy tops.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Servings 36 cookies
Calories 136kcal

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Jif creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 stick Crisco baking sticks all-vegetable shortening
  • 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Combine peanut butter, Crisco, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla in the bowl of a mixer and beat until well combined. Beat in the egg.
  • Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Mix into peanut butter mixture until just combined.
  • Drop by rounded spoonful onto the prepared baking sheet. Flatten slightly in a crisscross pattern with a fork.
  • Bake for 7-8 minutes or until just beginning to brown. Cool 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 55mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.5mg