Peanut Butter and Honey Cookies

These easy refrigerator cookies are made with creamy peanut butter and sweet honey with chopped peanuts for crunch in every bite.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 50 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ⅓ cup shortening
• 1 large egg
• ½ cup chopped peanuts
• ½ cup honey
• ⅔ cup peanut butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine peanut butter, shortening, sugar, honey, and egg in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until thoroughly combined.

Step 2

Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add to the wet ingredients and mix until blended. Stir in peanuts.

Step 3

Shape dough into a 10x2-inch log. Wrap in waxed paper and chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

Step 5

Remove dough from the refrigerator and cut into 1/8-inch slices. Place 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat to bake remaining cookies.