Peanut Butter Cookies

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 1
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 140.0
  • Total Fat: 10.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 370.0 mg
  • Sodium: 140.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 0.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
  • Protein: 12.4 g

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Introduction

Great with cold milk (: Great with cold milk (:
Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

    1 cup chunky or creamy peanut butter
    1 cup vegetable shortening
    1 cup splenda
    1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
    2 eggs
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    21/2 cups all-purpose flour
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375. Combine the peanut butter, shortening, splenda and brown sugar, egg and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set on medium speed until blended, about 2 minutes. Add flour and salt. Beat with the mixer on low speed, about 1 minutes. Stir in peanuts, if desired.

2. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten the balls in a criss-cross pattern using s fork dipped in splenda.

3. Bake the cookies until golden and set, 9-11 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for a minute. Transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.

Serving Size: Makes 36

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BAYPATH012.