Blueribbonpeanutbuttercookies Recipes

Steps:

• Beat shortening, peanut butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add egg and beat until incorporated.
• Sift together in separate bowl the flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Stir with whip until well blended.
• Add flour mixture to mixing bowl and mix on low speed until just incorporated. Do not overmix.
• Chill for 1 hour.
• Roll in balls about the size of golf balls on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Flatten, criss-cross fashion with a fork dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.
• Leave cookies on cookie sheet exactly 1 minute before transferring to rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Cream butter, peanut butter, both sugars, egg and vanilla.
• Sift together all the dry ingredients; blend into creamed mixture.
• Shape in 1 inch balls; roll in granulated sugar.
• Place 2 inches apart on a ungreased cookie sheet.
• Press balls with a fork making a crisscross on top or press a peanut half into the top of the balls.
• Bake at 375 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Cool slightly; remove from pan.

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl until combined.
• Add the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the peanut butter and continue beating until fluffy, 1 minute. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Position 2 racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray.
• Roll half the dough into 1-inch balls (about 1 tablespoon each) and then roll in granulated sugar. Place on the prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Chill the remaining dough while the first batch bakes.
• Bake, rotating and switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are puffed and lightly golden, 10 to 11 minutes. Immediately press a chocolate candy into the center of each cookie. Let cool 10 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.

Steps:

• Prepare the cookies:
• Position racks to the upper and lower thirds of the oven, and preheat it 350°F/180°C. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter, brown and granulated sugar, and vanilla on medium-low speed just until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the peanut butter and mix until smooth. Beat in the egg. Reduce the speed to low, and gradually stir in the flour mixture until the dough comes together.
• Place level tablespoons of dough about 11/2 inches/4 cm apart on the prepared baking sheets, 20 per sheet (they don't spread much). Using a small measuring spoon with a deep well, or a melon baller, make a 1-inch/2.5 cm-diameter divot in the center of each cookie. Bake the cookies just until they are firm and turning golden brown at the edges but still very soft in their centers, about 12 minutes, rotating the sheets from front to back and top to bottom about halfway through the baking time. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, reinforce the indentations with whatever tool you used before. Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the pans, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Prepare the ganache:
• Place the chocolate and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH in 30-second intervals, stirring well, until smooth. Let cool slightly. Transfer the ganache to a small resealable plastic bag and work it toward the corner of the bag. Snip off a tiny bit at the corner of the bag with scissors. Fill each divot with ganache. Let the cookies rest at room temperature until the ganache is firm, about 1 hour, or refrigerate to set in about 30 minutes. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

Steps:

• Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a stand mixer until smooth.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beater with a spatula. Add egg and mix for about 1 minute.
• Slowly mix in flour with the mixer on low. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beater. Mix on medium until combined, about 30 seconds.
• Form dough into a ball, cover with plastic and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Portion out cookie dough in equal-sized balls on a baking sheet covered with a silicone baking mat. Use damp hands to roll dough into smooth balls. Stamp each ball with a fork in a criss-cross pattern.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes until golden.
• Leave on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.