How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies

I have an odd connection to peanuts. I worked in the food industry for a large peanut company. I have been to Plains, Georgia for a peanut festival. I have been in a Mr. Peanut costume. I have met Jimmy Carter, who has a peanut connection, too. I like peanuts, even boiled ones. It is not a stretch to get from liking peanuts to liking peanut butter. Great peanuts make great peanut butter and great peanut butter makes great peanut butter cookies.

How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies

How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies – Not Much Different Than Other Cookies

Peanut butter cookies follow a similar construct to other cookies. The wet ingredients are fluffed with the sugar and moistened with egg then the dry ingredients are added. One question you might have is – do I roll the dough in sugar before baking? That is up to you.

As you would expect, one of the main wet ingredients is the peanut butter, which is responsible for delivering on that peanut goodness. Any peanut butter will do – either homemade peanut butter or store bought. Even trying peanut butters that have been tinkered with is a great idea.

A peanut butter with dark chocolate or a peanut butter made with candied peanuts would be fun in a peanut butter cookie. The truth is though, to raise the peanut butter cookie to a more indulgent level, I would rather stick to a traditional cookie, but sandwich a rich peanut butter cream inside.

How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies

How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies – Sandwich Cookies With Peanut Butter Filling

A peanut butter cream filling between peanut butter cookies is the peanut lovers greatest fantasy come true. To make a great peanut butter filling, take a page out of making a butter cream frosting. Peanut butter plus butter and powdered sugar is all you really need to make a good filling. You can sweeten it as you like with the sugar. A dash of vanilla is a worthy addition and, if you like salty sweet, this is a great place to add salt to taste. I do take steps to cut the richness (if that is even possible at this point) by layering the peanut butter filling with jam. A raspberry or cherry jam has a little more tartness and that works well.

How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies

How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies – The Video and Recipe

Of course, filling them is optional. The cookies in this recipe stand on there own as very good peanut butter cookies.

The “How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies” video is below. The full recipe follows.

How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies (Sandwich Cookies, too)
Yields 12
An easy recipe for making peanut butter cookies with a filling.
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483 calories
48 g
56 g
30 g
9 g
12 g
99 g
306 g
32 g
1 g
16 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
99g
Yields
12
Amount Per Serving
Calories 483
Calories from Fat 258
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 30g
46%
Saturated Fat 12g
60%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 11g
Cholesterol 56mg
19%
Sodium 306mg
13%
Total Carbohydrates 48g
16%
Dietary Fiber 3g
11%
Sugars 32g
Protein 9g
Vitamin A
10%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
4%
Iron
5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Dry Ingredients
  1. 1 1/2 cups flour
  2. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  3. 1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
  1. 8 oz of your favorite peanut butter
  2. 1 cup brown sugar
  3. 1 stick of butter at room temperature
  4. 1 egg
  5. 2 tsp vanilla extract
  6. Sugar (optional)
For The Filling
  1. 4 oz peanut butter
  2. 1 stick of butter at room temperature
  3. 5 oz powdered sugar
  4. A jar of your favorite jam
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, using a hand mixer, whip the peanut butter, butter, and brown sugar. Whip until smooth & creamy.
  4. Add the egg and vanilla extract. Continue to mix until well combined.
  5. With a fork, stir in the dry ingredients until well combined.
  6. Scoop and roll the dough into 1 inch balls.
  7. Roll the balls in sugar if you desire.
  8. Place the dough balls on a parchment lined baking tray.
  9. Using a fork or the bottom of a glass, press down on each ball of dough to flatten.
  10. Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes.
  11. Cool on a wire rack.
  12. Using a hand mixer, whip filling ingredients. Spread the filling with a layer of jam between 2 cookies
  13. Serve.
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fat
30g
protein
9g
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