Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

48
Servings
10 min
Preparation Time
10 min
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Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies are a sweet and easy snack that will melt in your mouth. This recipe for old-fashioned peanut butter cookies with the fork imprinted crisscross pattern is a dessert staple.

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
12 tbsp margarine or butter, softened
1/3 cup water
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 egg

Cooking Instructions

In large bowl, beat brown sugar, peanut butter and margarine until creamy.
Add water, egg and vanilla; beat well.
Add combined oats, flour and baking soda; mix well.
Cover; chill about 2 hours.
Heat oven to 350°F.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Flatten with tines of fork dipped in granulated sugar, forming crisscross pattern.
Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack.
Cool completely.
Store tightly covered.

Cook Note:

For best results, use regular peanut butter, either creamy or crunchy. Reduced-fat peanut butter is not recommended for baking.

Key Products

Quaker® Oats-Old Fashioned

Quaker® Oats-Quick 1 - Minute Oats

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Cooking Instructions

In large bowl, beat brown sugar, peanut butter and margarine until creamy.
Add water, egg and vanilla; beat well.
Add combined oats, flour and baking soda; mix well.
Cover; chill about 2 hours.
Heat oven to 350°F.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Flatten with tines of fork dipped in granulated sugar, forming crisscross pattern.
Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack.
Cool completely.
Store tightly covered.