Peanut Butter Crackles
Peanut Butter Crackles are delightful cookies with a rich peanut butter flavor, a crisp sugar coating, and a charming cracked surface. Perfect for peanut lovers, they offer a buttery, sweet treat with a hint of vanilla, making them ideal for casual gatherings, holidays, or everyday snacking.
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat margarine and peanut butter until well blended.
- Beat in granulated sugar and brown sugar until blended.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Gradually beat in the flour mixture until well mixed.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
- Roll the balls in granulated sugar.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.
- Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Remove from oven and quickly press a star-shaped cookie cutter into the top of each cookie (cookies will crack around edges).
- Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).