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Apple Peanut Butter Cookie
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Apple Peanut Butter Cookie ~ Delicious, Soft, Chewy Cookie Recipe Loaded with Peanut Butter, Cinnamon and Fresh Apples!
Wow. I need to organize my boards on Pinterest. I have 493 DESSERT pins alone. Well now I have 492 if I could find this one to delete! I could never make that many desserts. Then I go and keep adding to them. Someone needs to cut me off. Moral of the story…a recipe can get lost on my board.
This one almost did. Well actually it did. Luckily I remembered I found it on the Taste of Home website so I could look it up. Thank goodness I diverted that catastrophe!
This cookie is great if you are looking for something with more of a fall flavor than my favorite Peanut Butter Cookies! The crunchy peanut butter adds the crunch and the apples keep is nice and moist, while adding a surprise flavor when you bit into them. The outcome is this heavenly cookie with a bit of crunch but still nice and soft and chewy. Exactly how I like my cookies!
Apple Peanut Butter Cookie
Delicious, Soft, Chewy Cookie Recipe Loaded with Peanut Butter, Cinnamon and Fresh Apples!
Ingredients
- 1/4 c. shortening
- 1/2 c. chunky peanut butter
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 c. all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2/3 c. peeled apple chopped
Instructions
- Cream the shortening, peanut butter and sugars together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Then beat in the egg and vanilla until well combined.
- Learn Basic Steps for Safe Cooking
- In another bowl combine the dry ingredients together. Add to the creamed mixture gradually and mix until well blended. Stir in the apple.
- On greased baking sheets drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool 5 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to wire racks and let finish cooling.
Notes
Reduced-Fat Peanut Butter is NOT recommended for this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 165kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 101mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1.1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Adapted from: Taste of Home
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This recipe is WAY off. As written, it makes sand. I had to add roughly twice as much shortening and peanut butter and another egg to turn it into a dough consistency. Or, just half the flour, I’m guessing (and I did not overpack it). After that they baked up great, and are delicious. But they didn’t spread at ALL, so if you don’t want scoop-shaped cookies you should squish them with a fork.
I’m sorry to hear that! I’ve made this one several times and haven’t had that issue. I’m glad you still enjoyed them!
You could substitute butter for the shortening but it will provide a different consistency to the cookie.
Made these today, the dough was very dry and crumbly. I had to roll them to drop them on the pan and then flatten them. Looked nothing like the picture
Did you happen to pack the flour when you measured it? I’ve made them multiple times and never had this problem. I’m sorry!
No need to be sorry! They were still delicious
Made these today and they are delicious! Moist on the inside and I love the crunch from the peanuts. Mine didn’t really look like the picture, they were more domed. I will be making these again and again!
So glad you enjoyed them Kelley! They are my favorite fall cookie!
I will never be able to try all the recipes I have pinned, but it is fun to have a list. I love how you incorporated real apple with peanut butter in a cookie. This sounds superb! Perfect for the upcoming apple season.
Wow these cookies look fantastic Julie! Perfect for Fall. Can’t wait to try!
I need to clean up all my boards one of these days too. So glad you found these cookies and made them, love the apple and peanut butter combo!
My kind of cookie! Glad you found this recipe. And yes, my pinterest board has issues too!! 🙂
Okay, so my favorite snack in the whole world is sliced apples smeared with peanut butter. You put those flavors in a cookie. You are my hero!
mmmm peanut butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, apple! sounds delicious, thanks for sharing 🙂