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Brown Sugar Peanut Butter Cookies

brown sugar peanut butter cookies
Ingredients:
  • (1 stick) unsalted room-temperature butter
  • (1 cup) packed light brown sugar
  • (1 large) egg, beaten
  • (1/2 cup) natural crunchy peanut butter
  • (1 tsp.) baking powder
  • (1/2 tsp.) salt
  • (1 1/2 cups) all purpose flour
  • (1/3 cup) coarse brown sugar crystals
Servings
12
Dessert

Brown Sugar Peanut Butter Cookies

Moist but crunchy peanut butter cookies sprinkled with brown sugar crystals.

Preparation Time
About 10 minutes
Cook Time
About 20 minutes

    Instructions

  1. 1Use an electric mixer to cream together butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg. Add peanut butter in 2 batches, beating after each addition. Add baking powder, salt and half the flour, beat on low to combine.

  2. 2Add rest of flour and beat until combined. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
  3. 3Preheat oven to 350°F. Roll 1/4 cup dough at a time into balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Use a fork to crisscross each cookie and top with brown-sugar crystals.

  4. 4Bake 18-20 minutes, or until light brown. Cool on wire racks and serve.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 1 cookie

Amount Per Serving:
  • Calories 285
  • Total Fat 13.5 g
  • Total Carbohydrate 38.2 g
  • Protein 4.8 g
  • Cholesterol -- mg
  • Sodium 206 mg
  • Fiber 1.3 g

Additional Information

Recipe Category: Dessert

Recipe Subcategory: Cookies and Brownies

Recipe Ethnicity: N/A

Dietetic Info:
  • Glycemic Index:
  • Gluten Free: No

Vegetarian/Allergen Info: Contains Eggs, Dairy, Peanuts

NOTE: Glycemic Index Scale: Low=0-55, Medium=56-69, High=70 or greater.