Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Cookies - Plain Chicken (2024)

Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Cookies – easy and delicious cookie recipe from your childhood school cafeteria. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. All you need is a glass of milk and you are set! Butter, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, instant dry milk, flour, salt, and baking soda. Can freeze the cookie dough for a quick treat later! Makes a lot of cookies – great for parties and bake sales.

School Lunchroom Cookies

This is another recipe from my government cafeteria cookbook. When I posted theSchool Pizzarecipe, I had several requests for these Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Cookies. I looked through the cookbook and found the recipe! Woohoo! I honestly don’t remember these cookies from my elementary school days, but I’m always up for trying new recipes. The cookies are surprisingly good! It just might be the perfect classic peanut butter cookie. A little crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. All you need is a big glass of milk and you are set!

How to Make Cafeteria Peanut Butter Cookies

These cookies are very easy to make. Start with mixing together butter and peanut butter. Add sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda, instant dry milk powder, and salt. Scoop the dough into balls and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Flatten cookies with a fork and bake.

• One cup of flour weighs 4.25-ounces. Toproperly measure flour, give the flour a stir to loosen it up in the container. Use a spoon and lightly spoon theflourinto yourmeasuringcup. Use a flat straight edge (like the straight back of a knife) to level off the top of theflourin the measuring cup. DoNOT compact the flourin the measuring cup.
• I used smooth Jif peanut butter. Feel free to use your favorite brand. You can use smooth or crunchy peanut butter.
• This recipe uses instant nonfat dry milk. I buy it at Walmart. You are going to need 1 cup or 2.25-ounces.
• This recipe does not roll the cookie dough balls in additional sugar. Feel free to roll the dough in sugar before flattening if you prefer.
• Can cookie dough be frozen? YES! I suggest scooping the cookie dough into balls and freezing the cookie dough unbaked. You can store the cookie dough balls in the freezer in a freezer bag for about 3 months. PERFECT for a quick treat!
• You can also freeze any leftover baked cookies in a freezer bag. The cookies will keep at least 3 months in the freezer.

Easy Dessert for a Crowd

This recipe makes a lot of cookies. Perfect for when you need a sweet treat for a crowd. The cookies are great for potlucks and bake sales. They are also delicious crumbled into ice cream! YUM! Give these a try the next time you need a quick and easy classic peanut butter cookie!

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Steph