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Peanut Butter Cookies

Liz Loescher
Henry Grunewald loved peanut butter cookies, and this is the recipe Liz Loescher would use to bake cookies for when he visited. The quantities are a double batch, since she always made this amount for him.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound butter
  • 1 c Shortening
  • 2 c peanut butter
  • 2 c sugar
  • 2 c brown sugar packed
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • 3 tsp soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 5 c flour

Instructions
 

  • Cream butter and sugars
  • Mix in eggs
  • Combine dry ingredients and mix in
  • Chill dough for 1 hour
  • Roll into balls, dip a fork into sugar and press the ball with a criss-cross pattern
  • Bake @ 375° 12-14 minutes
Keyword Cookies, Dessert, Liz Loescher