Our First Attempt at Peanut Butter Cookies!

So we had a significant amount of peanut butter (groundnut paste) at home and we were wondering what we were going to do with it. We rarely use it in sandwiches so it has been sitting idle in our cabinet for a while.

Then we watched a MasterChef (Yes, we love MasterChef!) episode in which there was pressure test to make something stunning using Peanut Butter and Jelly. After seeing the array of desserts that were made, we decided to put our peanut butter to work.

We scanned through the cyberspace for recipes. At the end of the day, we came up with the most satisfying peanut butter cookies. We are pretty proud of myself.

See pictures explaining the process below:

Peanut Butter Cookies

Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 45 mins

Ingredients

1 3/4 – 2 cups of flour
3/4 cup sugar (or more)
Half teaspoon baking soda
Half teaspoon baking powder
We butter stick
1 large egg
Half teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup smooth peanut butter

Instructions

Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl.
Beat egg and add in. Mix well.
Add in vanilla and peanut butter and mix into a smooth paste.
Add flour, baking powder and baking soda and mix until it forms a smooth dough.
Take a portion of dough and roll into a small ball, a little smaller than a golf ball.
Press it between your palms and place on baking tray.
Repeat process until dough is finished.
Use a fork to press and create criss-cross patterns on the cookies.
Bake for about 10-15 minutes until cookies are slightly brown.

Notes:

We used less sugar because we are cutting down on our sugar intake. If you wish, use up to a cup of sugar. When you form the balls, you could equally roll them in some sugar before placing them on the baking tray.

This is one very easy recipe and the cookies are irresistible. Our kids loved them! Try it and tell us how it goes in the comments section.

Love ya!