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Joyce Henry's Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

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Joyce Henry with Jeffrey in Spring, TX in 1980.

 

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Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Melanie Henry
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
½ cup Crisco
⅓ cup peanut butter
½ light brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 egg
1½ cups flour
½ teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper
Bake about 8 minutes, or until barely brown

Whisk together flour, soda, baking powder, and salt.

Cream Crisco, peanut butter, and sugars; add egg.

Gradually add dry ingredients to the bowl.

Form 1 tablespoon of dough into ball; repeat.

Use a fork to flatten, leaving the mark of the fork tines.

Cool on a wire rack.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
3 dozen?
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
30 Minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Joyce was a good cook (except for the hamburger soup). I particularly liked her peanut butter cookies!

 

 

 

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