Grandma's Butter Cookies I have tried many other peanut butter cookie recipes, but this one is still our favorite. Crispy, but a light texture. . . they almost melt in your mouth! That was a real effort because Grandma was a traditional pioneer-type cook who used a little of this or that until it felt right.

Ingredients of Grandma's Butter Cookies

  1. You need 1 cup of sugar.
  2. It's 3/4 cup of butter.
  3. You need 1/4 cup of Crisco shortening.
  4. It's 1 1/2 cup of flour.
  5. It's 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
  6. You need 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.

Grandma's Butter Cookies step by step

  1. Cream butter, sugar and shortening thoroughly, add vanilla extract..
  2. Sift flour and baking soda, add to creamed mixture..
  3. Mix well and form into balls size of walnut. Roll in additional sugar. Press down with fork..
  4. Bake at 350° for 15 min..

Along with things like No-Bake Chocolate Eclair Dessert, Oreo Icebox Dessert, and Molasses Crinkles, old-fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies are truly one of our family's absolute, absolute favorites. And this version from Grandma is the best. The texture is soft, which is how our family likes its cookies. To ensure that coveted soft texture, we watch them closely while baking and take them out of. That was a real effort because Grandma was a traditional pioneer-type cook who used a little of this or that until it felt right.

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