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Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Cookies

Course Dessert

Ingredients

  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ¼ cup shortening
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1¼ cups whole wheat flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, combine sugar, peanut butter, shortening, butter, and egg.
  • Stir in remaining ingredients.
  • Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
  • Heat oven to 375°F.
  • Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped into sugar.
  • Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
  • Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.