Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

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Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

Prep Time:

10 min

Cook Time:

10 min

Total Time:

20 min

Servings:

Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies are a sweet and easy snack that will melt in your mouth. This recipe for old-fashioned peanut butter cookies with the fork imprinted crisscross pattern is a dessert staple.

Ingredients

1 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
12 tbsp margarine or butter, softened
1/3 cup water
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 egg

How to make it

1

In large bowl, beat brown sugar, peanut butter and margarine until creamy.
2

Add water, egg and vanilla; beat well.
3

Add combined oats, flour and baking soda; mix well.
4

Cover; chill about 2 hours.
5

Heat oven to 350°F.
6

Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
7

Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
8

Flatten with tines of fork dipped in granulated sugar, forming crisscross pattern.
9

Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
10

Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack.
11

Cool completely.
12

Store tightly covered.