BETTY CROCKERS PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Mix sugars, peanut butter, shortening, butter and egg in large bowl.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls.
• Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped into sugar (water works well too).
• Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Note: about 1 minute before they are done it helps to lift and bang the sheet on the rack and turn it.
• Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Other note: you can use all butter/margarine to replace the shortening and probably would work vice versa as well.

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat sugars, peanut butter, shortening, butter and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Cover; refrigerate about 3 hours or until firm.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 3 inches apart. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in flour.
• Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Spread chocolate frosting between bottoms of pairs of cookies.