Iced Peanut Butter Cookies
If peanut butter cookies and iced sugar cookies had a baby, this would be it! Delicious, beautiful, and ready for decorating.
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
- 1/2 c butter softened
- 1/2 c peanut butter creamy
- 1/2 c granulated sugar
- 1/2 c brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp half and half or milk
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 c all-purpose flour or gluten free flour
Icing Recipe
- 2 tbsp half and half or milk, maybe more
- 1 c powdered sugar
Instructions
For the cookies
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Combine all cookies ingredients in large mixing bowl. Mix well.
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On parchment paper or a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 to 3/8 in ch thick.
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Refrigerate dough for at least one hour.
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Preheat oven to 350°. Cut dough into shapes with cookie cutters. Re-roll remainder, as needed, to use up the dough.
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Place cut outs on cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely.
For the icing
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Mix glaze ingredients in a shallow bowl until smooth.
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Dip cooled cookies face down in the glaze. Lift cookie and allow excess glaze to drip back into the bowl. Flip cookie quickly and allow glaze to settle and firm.
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Either sprinkle with sugar immediately or allow glaze to harden for 30 minutes before serving or decorating with icing.