Peanut Butter Cookies School Lunch Recipes

SCHOOL CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat a convection oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). See note for non-convection oven. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Mix in peanut butter until well blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a plastic scraper between additions. Add eggs 5 or 6 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down bowl, and mix for a minute. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually mix into the dough until fully incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl one more time, and be sure the bottom has mixed evenly.
• Scoop out dough using an ice cream scoop, or roll into 2 inch balls. Place cookies 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Press down lightly with a fork to make a criss-cross pattern.
• Bake for 7 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are lightly toasted. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes so they do not crumble.

SCHOOL CAFETERIA PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Use a very large mixing bowl and cream together shortening, butter and both sugars.
• Beat in eggs.
• Beat in peanut butter.
• Gradually add in flour and baking soda. You may only need the 4 3/4 cups of flour and not a full 5 cups.
• You may need to use hands as dough gets very stiff.
• Drop them by tbsp on to ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned at edges.
• Makes about 100 cookies.

THE BEST LUNCH LADY PEANUT BUTTER BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and brown sugar together.
• Add vanilla, eggs, and 1 cup of the peanut butter; stir to combine.
• Add oats, flour, baking soda and salt and mix until well combined.
• Spray a baking sheet (half sheet jelly roll pan that is approximately 17.8 x 12.8 x 1 inch) with nonstick cooking spray and spread out dough in an even layer.
• Bake for 15 minutes and remove from oven.
• Drop remaining peanut butter (about 1 1/2 cups) by very small spoonfuls (we use a baby spoon) all over on top of warm bars. Let set for about 5-6 minutes and gently spread when peanut butter has begun to melt. It will spread easily when the peanut butter has softened on the warm bars. Don't try to spread it while still thick.
• Then let the bars cool until peanut butter has set up.
• While cooling, mix together frosting ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth and spread on top of bars.
• Cut into bars and serve.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES (SCHOOL LUNCH)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 (350 for convection oven). Combine peanut butter (1 jar 28 oz's), margarine, brown sugar (3 1/2 boxes), milk (1 carton) and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at meduim speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, beat just until blended. Combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just untill blended. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with tines of a fork. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes or until set and just begininning to brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.