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Peanut Butter Cookies
Serves 26
Easy
Total time:
For any peanut butter fan, these cookies are both delicious and easy to make! Taken from a student cookbook therefore perfect for kids and students alike. (p.s Definitely NOT for peanut allergy sufferers!)
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115g butter, softened (a little extra for greasing)
- 115g crunchy peanut butter
- 115g caster sugar
- 115g light muscovado sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- 85g plain flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 115g rolled oats
Method
step 1
Preheat the oven to 180c/350f/Gas Mark 4. Grease a large baking tray.step 2
Place the butter and the peanut butter in a bowl and beat together. Beat in the caster sugar and muscovado sugar, then gradually beat in the egg and the vanilla essence.step 3
Sift in the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt into the mixture, add the oats and stir until just combined.step 4
Place spoonfuls of the mixture onto the prepared baking trays, spaced well apart to allow for spreading. Flatten slightly with a fork.step 5
Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes, or until lightly browned. Leave to cool on a baking tray for 2 minutes, then transfer onto a wire rack to cool completely.
