Damn Delicious Peanut Butter Cookies

Last Sunday we were settling in to watch some TV. Chris mentioned that he could go for something sweet. I told him that we didn’t really have anything sweet and he looked disappointed. I thought for a moment and said “Hang on!” I searched the pantry and found that I had all of the ingredients on hand to make homemade peanut butter cookies.

Our oven has been broken, so I could only make six cookies at a time in our toaster oven. If that isn’t love and dedication, I don’t really know what is. After the first batch came out, we enjoyed a few. Chris said, “So you made these from scratch?” I said, “Yup, there really isn’t many ingredients needed to make these, we had everything here.” He then said, “This is the best thing you have ever done since we have been married.”

I wasn’t really sure to take that as a compliment or an insult. Thoughts? Haha!

There is nothing special about this recipe. Just a consistent one that makes perfect cookies every time that has been handed down again and again over the years.

What You Need

1 cup sugar

1/4 of sugar in a separate small bowl (to roll cookies)

1 stick butter at room temperature

1 egg

1 cup peanut butter (creamy not chunky)

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

What You Do

-Preheat oven to 375

-Grease baking sheet or spray it with some olive oil

-In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup of sugar and butter. Beat egg into mixture.

-Mix in peanut butter and vanilla until you have a creamy, smooth mixture.

-Stir in flour, baking soda and salt.

-Roll cookie dough into one inch balls, then roll around in the additional 1/4 cup of sugar. Place on baking sheet and press with a fork vertically and then horizontally to form the shape.

– Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

This makes two dozen cookies.

Enjoy!!!