Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
The first peanut butter cookie recipe appeared in the 1930's, in a research bulletin compiled by renowned African American educator and inventor George Washington Carver. The bulleting was intended to promote the use of peanuts. While the cookie has evolved from the original recipe for simply "peanut cookies", the popularity of peanut butter cookies has only grown.
Peanut butter cookies are the second most popular cookie recipe category on this site. People love the simple, sweet, peanuty goodness of peanut butter cookies. They are also some of the easiest cookies to make and wonderful to bake with children.
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