Of all the bread spreads in the market, my favorite is peanut butter! Not only is it healthy, but since I love peanuts, it has a very wonderful “nutty” smell to it that I particularly like.
So of course when it comes to peanut butter cookies, I’m an absolute fan. I especially love using home-made peanut butter that my mum makes. Here’s my tried and true recipe.
Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients:
– 1 cup Sugar
– 1 1/4 cup Butter (un-salted) or Margarine
– 2/3 cup Peanut Butter
– 2 cups Self Rising Flour (P/S: You can also use plain all purpose flour)
– 1/8 teaspoon Salt (If using Margarine; don’t put salt)
-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Flavor
YIELD: 12 – 18 pcs
Directions:
1.) Preheat oven to 350 °F/ 180 °C. Lightly grease and flour a cookie sheet and set aside. You can also light the sheet with parchment paper (Grease-proof paper).
2.) In a medium bowl, sift flour and salt together; set aside.
3.) In a large bowl, combine the sugar, butter and peanut butter. Cream until light and fluffy, for about 3 minutes. Add flavor.
4.) Add the flour mixture and beat thoroughly. You can also use your hands to mix the dough until it’s a cookie dough consistency.
5.) Scoop the cookie dough using a regular dining table spoon. Make 1-inch balls and place on the cookie sheet.
Gently press your palm on the balls to flatten them slightly and then make an indentation with the tines of a fork to make a nice pattern.
6.) Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until lightly golden brown. Remove cookies from oven and transfer to a cooling rack to cool.
P/S: This recipes gives you a slightly crunchy recipe (still melts in the mouth though). For a much softer cookie – you can add one egg into the recipe above and mix.
Do you like peanut butter? Then enjoy the peanut butter goodness ^_^
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Must try. The recipe looks simple.
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You should, it is very simple ^_^
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Nice..I like..which peanut butter do u recommend I use?
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Hi Maryanne! Actually my sister makes Peanut Butter and I usually use hers since it’s very organic and has no additives. She sells a jar only at Kshs. 250 ^_^
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I would love to learn more on cake decos with batted icing n smoothening the icing.
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Hello Jamila, we currently don’t have any cake decoration course scheduled for this year; maybe next year. We only have the Basic Cake Making and decoration short course coming up in November where you learn to bake 5 types of cake flavors and how to make and decorate using royal icing, buttercream frosting and cream frosting. You can check the “Pricing” menu on this site for more details
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