I have been wanting to make peanut butter cookies for some time, but that’s not an easy process around here. I need to make sure the kids aren’t around, and wash the utensils really well. Allergies are a bitch.
By using high quality peanut butter, it really changed how this recipe turned out.
ingredients:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
8 ounces semi sweet chocolate chips
I used peanut butter from Peanut Butter & Co. and it really changed the cookie. The consistency of the peanut butter is more…buttery which makes the cookie almost melt in your mouth. It also makes it really dark…almost tan. Like the George Hamilton of cookies. Or something. Really interesting.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter, peanut butter, and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, and mix until combined. Sift the flour and baking soda together, then slowly add to the butter mixture, beating just to combine. Fold in chocolate chips.
Prep a baking sheet with silpats or parchment. Drop the dough by tablespoonfulls onto the pan. Bake for about 15-18 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Kid's lunches, simple dinners and a whole lot of geeky baking.
So did you eat the finished cookies before you could take a picture?
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I’ll have to try those. I’ll bet they were great with the PB&Co “Crunch Time”. As I recall, that peanut butter was not very sweet which means it probably adds more pb flavor and less sugar to the cookies. Yum.