Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Name: Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
Yield: Makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (7 1/2 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1 1/4 cups, creamy peanut butter (see note); 3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces), packed light brown sugar; 8 tablespoons (1 stick), unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly; 1/2 cup, light corn syrup; 1/4 cup (1¾ ounces), granulated sugar; 1 , large egg plus 1 egg yolk; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1/3 cup, dry-roasted peanuts, chopped fine

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2010

Desserts or Baked Goods

We made more than 1,000 cookies in our quest for the ultimate chewy peanut butter cookie.

SERVESMakes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies

TIME1¼ hour, plus 1 hour chilling and 20 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Switching from shortening to butter made the task of creating Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies more difficult, but the superior flavor was worth the complication. Thanks to hydrogenated oils used in manufacturing, processed peanut butte...

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