{"id":2486,"slug":"peanut-butter-cookies","title":"Peanut Butter Cookies","description":"Peanut butter cookies are one of the most popular kinds of cookies. Add lemon zest for flavor.","ingredients_raw":["110 g (120 ml / ½ cup / 4 oz) peanut butter","110 g (120 ml / ½ cup / 4 oz) white granulated sugar","110 g (120 ml / ½ cup / 4 oz) brown sugar","110 g (120 ml / ½ cup / 4 oz) butter or margarine, melted","1 egg","½ teaspoon vanilla essence","280 g (300 ml / 1 ¼ cup / 10 oz) all-purpose flour","¼ teaspoon salt","¾ teaspoon baking soda"],"ingredients_norm":["peanut butter","white granulated sugar","brown sugar","butter or margarine","egg","vanilla essence","all purpose flour","salt","baking soda"],"steps":["Start by preheating oven to 180°C (350°F / gas mark 4).","Cream together sugars, melted butter, egg, and vanilla until creamy and smooth.","Combine flour, peanut butter, salt, and baking soda in the mixture from step 2.","After the mixture is complete, flatten small pieces into cookie shapes with a fork and place on an ungreased baking sheet at least 2 inches apart.","Bake in the preheated oven for 8–10 minutes, or until golden brown.","Pull out of the oven and allow to cool."],"categories":["Cookie recipes","Recipes for dessert","Recipes for cookies","Recipes using peanut butter","Vegetarian recipes","Recipes using peanut","Recipes using baking soda","Recipes using brown sugar","Recipes using white sugar","Recipes using egg","Recipes using all-purpose flour","Recipes using margarine"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":30,"servings":null,"yield_text":"Makes about a dozen and a half","difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Peanut_Butter_Cookies","source_ref":"4525009","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Peanut_Butter_Cookies&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"3c8ba6181ab83b50a0e896f10501a2a9a0b75947ebeea2db233b796e06cab8f9","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:13Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/peanut-butter-cookies"}