Peanut Butter Cookies

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I love cookies!! I learned to bake cookies from my sister and we would bake cookies every year for Christmas for one or two days.  I absolutely loved it! When I started my diet, I couldn't eat a single one of my favorite cookie recipes anymore.  I have since found many delicious cookie recipes that are diet friendly, and peanut butter cookies are one of them.  This recipe is easy and delicious and I love the yummy peanut butter taste.  My favorite way to eat them is warm out of the oven with a glass of milk.  Enjoy! :)


Ingredients: 

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus extra for dipping
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil (I like Mazola)
• 1/2 tsp of pure vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup organic creamy peanut butter (I like Publix)
• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp of skim milk
• Pam cooking spray

Directions 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Beat the egg.  Add the sugars gradually, then the oil, vanilla extract, and peanut butter.  Scrape the bowl and beat well.  In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.  I usually use a sieve to combine these ingredients.  Slowly add the dry ingredients into the peanut butter mixture.  Add three tablespoons of milk and mix well until blended.  

Using a cookie scoop or spoon, form the dough into balls that are about one inch in diameter.  Roll each ball in a bowl with granulated sugar and place on a cookie sheet greased with Pam.  Make the cookies about apart.  Press each cookie down with a fork to make the "peanut butter cookie" indentations. 

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until slightly browned on the edges.  Let them cool on a cooling rack and then store in an airtight container.