PEANUT BUTTER MOLASSES COOKIES

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These peanut butter cookies stay nice and soft. They have an unusual spice cookie taste.

Provided by Susan Kaman

Categories Desserts Cookies Spice Cookie Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

¼ cup butter, softened
¼ cup peanut butter
½ cup white sugar
¼ cup honey
¼ cup unsulfured molasses
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
½ cup white sugar

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, peanut butter and 1/2 cup white sugar until smooth. Stir in the honey, molasses, egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the molasses mixture until well blended. Roll dough into walnut sized balls and roll the balls in the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Press a criss cross into the top with a fork.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 76.6 calories, Carbohydrate 13.2 g, Cholesterol 8.6 mg, Fat 2.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 67.7 mg, Sugar 9 g