Peanut Butter Cookies, an easy & delicious melt in mouth cookies that even beginners can try without any difficulties. During our initial days in the US, whenever we stayed at a hotel, breads & peanut butter became the savior for me.
Though the hotel menu had various other spreads for bread, i liked only the peanut butter. My love for peanut butter has started there and it's continuous till date.,even today i love peanut butter like anything and use it often in sandwiches and noodles.
If you haven't tried my peanut butter noodles yet, you must give it a try, it's such a flavorful noodle recipe that can be prepared in minutes
Ps: Final photos have been updated lately and it's made with white sugar, that's the reason for the difference in color between step by step pics and final pics.
Coming to today recipe, Long back, I had noted down this recipe from one of the Martha Stewart recipe books that i borrowed from our local library. Though her recipe has eggs, i omitted it since i'm not a fan of eggy smell in cookies and it turned out perfectly soft and delicious.If you love peanut butter like me, then give it a try and enjoy with your families.
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Ps: Final photos have been updated lately and it's made with white sugar, that's the reason for the difference in color between step by step pics and final pics.
Coming to today recipe, Long back, I had noted down this recipe from one of the Martha Stewart recipe books that i borrowed from our local library. Though her recipe has eggs, i omitted it since i'm not a fan of eggy smell in cookies and it turned out perfectly soft and delicious.If you love peanut butter like me, then give it a try and enjoy with your families.
Peanut Butter Cookies
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Makes : 16
Recipe Category: Cookies | Recipe Cuisine: American
Recipe Category: Cookies | Recipe Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Peanut Butter - 1/2 cup
All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Butter - 2 tbsp
Brown sugar - 1/4 cup heaped
Vanilla essence - few drops
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Water or milk - 1 to 2 tbsp(if needed)
Peanut Butter - 1/2 cup
All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Butter - 2 tbsp
Brown sugar - 1/4 cup heaped
Vanilla essence - few drops
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Water or milk - 1 to 2 tbsp(if needed)
Take the sugar and butter in a bowl, whisk it well until it becomes creamy & smooth, add few drops of vanilla essence.
Measure the peanut butter and add it into the sugar mixture an whisk it till it blends well.
Sieve the flour with baking powder and add it in the peanut butter mixture and mix well till it comes as dough like consistency, if it's too crumble, add 1 or 2 tbsp of milk or water and form the dough.Divide the cookie dough into 16 equal portion and roll into smooth ball and place it in baking tray lined with foil or parchement paper.
With the fork make a criss cross mark on the top of each cookie as shown below.
Bake it in the preheated oven at 350 F for 18 mins. Remove from the oven and cool it completely, then store it in airtight container.
Tasty and melt in mouth peanut butter cookies are ready.
Related : How to make Eggless Coconut Cookies
For more baking recipes, check out my baking collections.- Color of the cookies varies depends on the sugar used. Cookies would be dark if you're using dark brown sugar
- These cookies are very soft when they are out from the oven, it will become firm after it's cooled.
- Sieve the flour with baking powder before add into liquid mixture.
- Vanilla essence is optional, even without that, the cookies are so delicious with peanut flavor.
- Use the softened butter not the melted butter.
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