Peanut Butter and Honey Cookies
Description
These easy refrigerator cookies are made with creamy peanut butter and sweet honey with chopped peanuts for crunch in every bite.
Ingredients
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2/3 cup peanut butter
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1/3 cup shortening
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup honey
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1 large egg
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 cup chopped peanuts
Directions
1
Combine peanut butter, shortening, sugar, honey, and egg in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until thoroughly combined.
2
Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add to the wet ingredients and mix until blended. Stir in peanuts.
3
Shape dough into a 10x2-inch log. Wrap in waxed paper and chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
4
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
5
Remove dough from the refrigerator and cut into 1/8-inch slices. Place 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat to bake remaining cookies.