School Cafeteria Peanut Butter Cookies Food

SCHOOL LUNCHROOM PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. or skip this if you plan to chill the dough. I recommend chilling the dough.
• In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter, peanut butter, and both sugars until creamy.
• Stir in the egg and vanilla. When fully blended, stir in the flour mixture, followed by the chips.
• Using a rounded tablespoon or a medium size cookie scoop, drop onto the parchment paper covered baking sheets or better yet, put them on a plate lined with plastic wrap and chill the dough balls for a few hours until ready to bake (or just bake one "can;'t wait cookie" and chill the rest of the dough for later.
• Bake one sheet at a time for 10 to 12 minutes (check at 8 if you made your cookies smaller or if your oven runs hot).
• Let the cookies cool and serve.

SCHOOL CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat a convection oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). See note for non-convection oven. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Mix in peanut butter until well blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a plastic scraper between additions. Add eggs 5 or 6 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down bowl, and mix for a minute. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually mix into the dough until fully incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl one more time, and be sure the bottom has mixed evenly.
• Scoop out dough using an ice cream scoop, or roll into 2 inch balls. Place cookies 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Press down lightly with a fork to make a criss-cross pattern.
• Bake for 7 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are lightly toasted. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes so they do not crumble.

SCHOOL CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Use a very large mixing bowl and cream together shortening, butter and both sugars.
• Beat in eggs.
• Beat in peanut butter.
• Gradually add in flour and baking soda. You may only need the 4 3/4 cups of flour and not a full 5 cups.
• You may need to use hands as dough gets very stiff.
• Drop them by tbsp on to ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned at edges.
• Makes about 100 cookies.

OLD FASHIONED PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter cookie sheets and set aside. With an electric mixer beat the butter until soft. Add the sugars and beat until creamy. Add the egg, peanut butter, salt, baking soda and vanilla.
• With a rubber spatula fold the flour into the egg mixture but do not overmix. Roll the dough into small balls and place them on prepared cookie sheet. With a fork press the balls into flat cookies and bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until crisp and golden.
• For added touch melt some bittersweet chocolate in a double boiler remove and cool down a bit. When still pliable dip one edge of cookies into chocolate.

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL CAFETERIA BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Mix in vanilla extract.
• Mix in flour gradually.
• Using a small cookie scoop, roll dough into balls and slightly flatten on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Flatten cookies with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar if desired.
• Bake until golden brown (approximately 12-15 minutes.
• Makes about 2 dozen.