Valentine Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

This recipe is an amazingly TASTY recipe! If you love Valentine's Day and you love Peanut Butter cookies, then you hit the jack pot with this Valentine's Peanut Butter cookie recipe! We used peanut butter in place of the butter in this take on a traditional cookie recipe, which turned out super nutty and soft & most importantly, delicious! Great for children too, they can get involved and decorate the Valentine's Day Peanut Butter cookies with frosting, edible glitter & dusts, sprinkles and some of their own creativity! Enjoy & happy Valentine's Day from the Bakell team!

Total Time
Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Makes
About 4-1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup 2% milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• Vanilla frosting
• Red food coloring
• Heart Shaped Cookie Cutters or 6 pc Heart Shaped Cookie Cutters
• Bakell edible dust & glitters
• Tinker Dust
• Luster Dust

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with 2-in. to 4-in. using Bakell Heart Shaped cookie cutters - click here. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
3. Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Paint & frost cookies with edible Luster Dust and decorate with Valentine's Day Tinker Dust colors to add that final sparkle!

Nutrition Facts
2 each: 151 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 84mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.