Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

This easy peanut butter cookie recipe can be adapted in many ways to make your preferred peanut butter cookie. Use Jif® creamy peanut butter and prepare however you please!

Prep Time 10 min
Cook Time 8 Min
Servings 5
Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

  • 1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1 to 1 1/4 cups Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 cups biscuit baking mix
  • Sugar

Directions

  • Step 1

    BEAT sweetened condensed milk, peanut butter, egg and vanilla in large bowl until smooth. Add biscuit mix; mix well. Chill at least 1 hour.

  • Step 2

    HEAT oven to 350°F.

  • Step 3

    SHAPE dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with fork in criss-cross pattern.

  • Step 4

    BAKE 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned (do not overbake). Cool.

  • Step 6

    PEANUT BLOSSOM COOKIES: PREPARE dough as directed above. Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. Do not flatten. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake as directed above. Immediately after baking, press solid milk chocolate candy drop in center of each ball.

  • Step 7

    PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY GEMS: PREPARE dough as directed above. Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. Do not flatten. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press thumb in center of each ball of dough; fill with desired flavor of Smucker's® Jelly, Jam or Preserves. Bake as directed above.

  • Step 8

    ANY WAY YOU LIKE 'EM COOKIES: STIR 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped peanuts, raisins or flaked coconut into dough. Proceed as directed above.