American•indulgent
School Cafeteria Cookies
Huge, chewy, peanut butter cookies taste just like the ones the School Cafeteria ladies made back in the day!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 cup cold butter or shortening ((shortening works best))
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- dash of salt
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2
Mix the shortening with peanut butter in a mixer until smooth.
- 3
Add brown sugar, white sugar and beaten eggs. Mix well.
- 4
Gradually blend in the flour, baking soda and salt.
- 5
Drop cookie dough onto a cookie sheet in 2 Tbsp. scoops.
- 6
Pat dough down and press with a fork in a criss-cross pattern.
- 7
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
- 8
Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to paper-lined sheets for cooling.