if you did not have a mom that made them it is not too late for you to make them

I don't think there is anything more nostalgic than the simple peanut butter cookie.   Didn't everyone's mom make peanut butter cookies that had those cross hatch marks in them from being pressed down with a fork? 

The good news is that if you didn't have a mom that made them, it is not too late for you to make them for someone.  Someone like yourself.  Or your mom.  Angie gives them an A+ rating.  She approved of the addition of the peanut butter chips to the peanut butter cookies and tells me they did NOT make those way back in her "cookie-baking" days. 

Peanut Butter Cookies
1/2 cup shortening, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 egg. Mix together and set aside.
1-1/4 cups flour, 3/4 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt. Mix together and add to wet ingredients.  Add peanut butter chips and then form into balls and roll in granulated sugar if desired (you will desire because it makes them look like they were made in a fancy bakery!) and place on cookie sheet and press down with fork.  Bake in 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. 

Comments

[Jenny]

I just have to ask. Do you use chunky or creamy peanut butter. We always had chunky growing up and I couldn't believe anyone would use anything but. I married a "creamy peanut butter" guy and now that's all we use. I still have to buy the chunky kind when I make cookies or peanut butter bars though. Hmmm, a cool and cloudy Kansas friday might just call for peanut butter cookies!

[Leslie J. Moran]

Angie is so right about the peanut butter chips. We still don't get them here in Canada. I'm a "creamy" fan myself, but I may have to do as Jenny suggests and get the chunky kind for cookies. That we do have. Sigh.

[Chrissy]

I wish I knew what shortening is (but I do know Mamma's lil baby loves shortenin bread!) - I'm pretty sure it's not available in France, my part anyway. Perhaps I could use butter?
Next problem: peanut butter chips and chunky peanut butter. Also not to be found. I'm not giving up though. Someone will bring me some from Amsterdam or England or - somewhere.

[carol]

Chrissy, Leslie, & Jenny: I took you with me to coffee today. We had fun while we talked about chunky (definately chunky!) peanut butter and shortening (yes you could use butter or lard as a substitute)and how peanut butter chips should be available world wide. We all ate scones and it was such a good time :-)

[Michel Murphy]

Of course, my mom made them, too. Talk about comfort food...