Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

Courtesy of Mary Helms

Start-to-finish: 1 hour, 20 minutes 

(20 minutes active)

Makes 5 dozen cookies

14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

1 to 11/4 cups creamy peanut butter

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups biscuit baking mix

Sugar

Preparation

In a large bowl, beat sweetened condensed milk, peanut butter, egg and vanilla until smooth. Add biscuit mix and mix well. Chill for 1 hour. 

Heat oven to 350 F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets Flatten with a fork in a criss-cross pattern. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned. 

Variations:

Peanut blossom cookies: Prepare dough as directed. Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. Do not flatten. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake as directed. Immediately after baking, press a solid milk chocolate candy drop in the center of each ball. 

Peanut butter and jelly gems: Prepare dough as directed. Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. Do not flatten. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press thumb in center of each ball of dough; fill with jelly, jam or preserves. Bake as directed.