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diy, halloween, recipes · October 15, 2014

THE Best Basic Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

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My friend and neighbor makes the most amazing Peanut Butter Cookies. And for Halloween she dips the wings in chocolate and sprinkles. They are delightful! And I was so thrilled when she agreed to share the recipe with us.

 

One thing I love about these cookies is that you can shape them into any type of shape for any holiday or occasion. They are delicious! Here’s the recipe:

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THE Best Basic Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda Note: when cutting this dough with cookie cutters only use 1tsp. baking soda. This will help the cookies retain more of their shape.
  • 2 ¾ cups flour or until dough pulls away from edges

Instructions

  1. Cream everything together except the flour, then add flour to mixture until well combined.
  2. Roll out dough; cut out shapes.
  3. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees.
  4. Note: this dough can be made into balls and rolled in sugar too. Press with fork.

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Then decorate however you like!

halloween peanut butter and chocolate bat cookies at tatertots and jello

Too busy to run to the store? You can order some of this online!

For the eyes, I used Cake Mate Chocolate Decorating Decors (the 10.5 oz size).

For the bat cookie cutter, I used the Flying Bat Cookie Cutter

For dark chocolate melting apeels, I used these Guittard Dark Chocolate Melting Apeels

For the Craft Food Boxes, I used these Bio-Plus Earth Containers, but you may not need 160 of them … unless you plan to use a LOT!

 

Bake up a batch for your Halloween party this year!!

Have a Yummy Day! 

xoxo

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THE Best Basic Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
Recipe Type: dessert
Cuisine: Basic Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
Author: Jennifer Hadfield
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 12 mins
Total time: 22 mins
My friend and neighbor makes the most amazing Peanut Butter Cookies. And for Halloween she dips the wings in chocolate and sprinkles. They are delightful! And I was so thrilled when she agreed to share the recipe with us.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda (Note: when cutting this dough with cookie cutters only use 1tsp. baking soda. This will help the cookies retain more of their shape.)
  • 2 ¾ cups flour or until dough pulls away from edges
Instructions
  1. Cream everything together except the flour, then add flour to mixture until well combined.
  2. Roll out dough; cut out shapes.
  3. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees.
  4. Note: this dough can be made into balls and rolled in sugar too. Press with fork.
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Comments

  1. Gay says

    December 6, 2014 at 10:08 AM

    Does the dough need to be refrigerated before rolling and cutting out shapes? So many similar recipes for this type of cookie do. Just wondering. I’m not much of a baker! Thanks!

  2. heather @french press says

    October 17, 2014 at 5:00 PM

    such cute little bats

  3. cooking classes los angeles says

    October 16, 2014 at 12:27 PM

    Thanks for sharing the recipe.

  4. Finley Jayne says

    October 16, 2014 at 10:02 AM

    Just printed out the recipe, thanks! I need to see what shaped cookie cutters I have around the house-I think I have a pumpkin one that I could use 🙂

  5. JB says

    October 16, 2014 at 9:04 AM

    I’m wondering about the baking powder/soda as well. Can you please correct the recipe? Thanks!

    • Jen says

      October 16, 2014 at 1:42 PM

      Thanks for finding that! I just corrected it!

      xoxo

      • JB says

        October 16, 2014 at 2:08 PM

        Thank you!

  6. Laura @ Raise Your Garden says

    October 16, 2014 at 7:17 AM

    I love sharing recipes with neighbors, it just feels so neighborly. And these bat cookies are marvelous, especially the sprinkles bit. They are too cute, would be fun to make for my neighbors and the 20 plus kids who lives on my street =)

  7. angela says

    October 16, 2014 at 7:07 AM

    thanks for the recipe. a little confused though, is it baking soda or powder….you mention both. I hope it’s soda cause they are in the oven now 🙂

    angela

    • Jen says

      October 16, 2014 at 1:43 PM

      Hi Angela!! You are correct – it is baking soda. I just corrected it!

      xoxo

  8. Tauni says

    October 16, 2014 at 12:57 AM

    These cookies are really cute Jen. Great photos too. Off to pin!

    • Jen says

      October 16, 2014 at 1:43 PM

      Thanks Tauni! They are super yummy!

      xoxo

Hi! I'm Jen Hadfield. I'm a mom of 5 restoring an 1891 home in the heart of Salt Lake City. I love being creative and sharing simple ideas to make your life easier and more beautiful!

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