Helen's Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

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Helen's Peanut Butter Cookies
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
2200
Calories
Total time
23
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 cup brown sugar , packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar (for top crossmarks on cookies)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar.
  3. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
  4. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix until combined.
  5. Form cookie dough into balls.
  6. Place on cookie sheet.
  7. Dip the bottom side of a fork into the bowl of cookie dough.
  8. Dip the bottom side of the fork into granulated sugar.
  9. Take bottom side of fork with sugar and flatten cookie dough ball.
  10. Dip fork bottom back into the sugar and flatten cookie dough ball the opposite way so as to make cross marks.
  11. Do this for each cookie on the tray.
  12. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes.
  13. Allow to cool for 1 minute then remove from cookie sheet to a wire rack.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2200.18 Kcal (9212 kJ)
Calories from fat 1173.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 130.43g 201%
Cholesterol 173.35mg 58%
Sodium 3485.04mg 145%
Potassium 755.13mg 16%
Total Carbs 236.45g 79%
Sugars 116.64g 467%
Dietary Fiber 16.29g 65%
Protein 33.61g 67%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 9.4mg 52%
Calcium 428.6mg 43%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 476.69 Kcal (1996 kJ)
Calories from fat 254.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.26g 201%
Cholesterol 37.56mg 58%
Sodium 755.07mg 145%
Potassium 163.61mg 16%
Total Carbs 51.23g 79%
Sugars 25.27g 467%
Dietary Fiber 3.53g 65%
Protein 7.28g 67%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 14%
Iron 2mg 52%
Calcium 92.9mg 43%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 54.1
    Points
  • 61
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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