Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies-Everyone's Favorite!

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
Original recipe yield: 18 cookies

INGREDIENTS
1 cup white sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 egg
18 milk chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine sugar, peanut butter, and egg.
Shape into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. NOTE: If dough is too sticky, refrigerate 1/2 hour or until easy to handle.
Bake for 10 minutes. Remove cookies from oven. Press a chocolate kiss into the center of each warm cookie

Peanut Butter & Jelly Thumbprint Cookies

I still remember making these with my Mom when I was a little girl.

PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1 egg
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup grape jelly

Directions
In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
In large bowl, with electric mixer, beat butter, sugars and Creamy Peanut Butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla, scraping sides occasionally. Gradually beat in flour mixture until blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and freeze at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 425°. On ungreased baking sheets, shape by tablespoonfuls into balls and arrange. With thumb or rounded 1/4 tsp. measure, make indentation in center of each cookie; fill each with 1/4 tsp. jelly.
Bake 5 minutes or until bottoms of cookies are lightly golden. On wire rack, cool completely.

Makes: 4 dozen cookies
Preparation Time: 15 Minute(s)
Cook Time: 5 Minute(s)
Chill Time: 1 Hour(s)

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

There are so many varieties of peanut butter cookie recipes, but if you're looking for a classic go with these.

CLASSIC PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Ingredients
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup Creamy or Chunky Peanut Butter
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°. In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. 2. In large bowl, with electric mixer, beat Creamy Peanut Butter and butter until smooth. Beat in sugars, then eggs and vanilla until blended. Beat in flour mixture just until blended. (If necessary, refrigerate dough until easy to handle.) 3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased baking sheets, arrange balls 2 inches apart. With fork dipped in sugar, gently flatten each cookie and press crisscross pattern into tops. 4. Bake 12 minutes or until lightly golden. On wire rack, cool completely. Store in tightly covered container.

Makes: 6 dozen cookies
Preparation Time: 20 Minute(s)
Cook Time: 12 Minute(s)

Quick Peanut Butter Cookies-4 Ingredients!

QUICK COOKIES
Ingredients
1 cup Creamy or Chunky Peanut Butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions
Preheat oven to 325°. In medium bowl, combine all ingredients. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased baking sheets, arrange cookies 2 inches apart. With fork, gently flatten each cookie and press crisscross pattern into top.
Bake 8 minutes or until lightly browned and slightly puffed. Immediately top, if desired, with sprinkles, chocolate chips or chocolate candies. On wire rack, cool completely before removing from baking sheets.

Makes: 2 dozen cookies
Preparation Time: 10 Minute(s)
Cook Time: 8 Minute(s)

Nutrition Information per cookie with Creamy Peanut Butter
Calories 100,Calories From Fat 50,Saturated Fat 1g,Trans Fat 0g,Total Fat 6g,Cholesterol 10mg,Sodium 55mg,Total Carbohydrate 11g,Sugars 9g,Dietary Fiber 1g,Protein 3g,Vitamin A 0%,Vitamin C 0%,Calcium 0%