Happy National Peanut Butter Cookie Day! ……………a day early.
Whenever I actually have a recipe to share, I like to keep it consistent. Tuesday=food day in the GMHO world. I like to think posting this a day early is good though because then you get to actually make it on National Peanut Butter Cookie Day! Sure.
I threw a few different recipes together and was quite pleased with the outcome! Plus, anything I can throw almond extract in I’m sold on. Love that stuff.
So, please ignore my crappy photography skills and check out my new recipe!
Classic Peanut Butter Cookies are a great staple to have for those days you need a peanut butter fix. The addition of almond extract brings out the nuttiness and adds a whole lot of flavor!
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 c butter, softened
- 3/4 c pb, crunchy or creamy
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 1/2 c flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, cream together the sugar, butter, and peanut butter until smooth. Mix in the egg and extracts.
- Slowly add in the flour, baking soda, and baking powder and mix until combined.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls and flatten with a fork, making a criss-cross pattern.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Note: If the dough is too gooey to smash down with a fork, you can refrigerate it for a little while to make it easier. By the last batch that I did, it got a little difficult to create clean lines from the fork. Don’t tell anyone, but you can kind of tell in the picture.
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What’s your favorite kind of cookie? Chocolate chip all the way for me.
Besides chocolate chip, these are pretty much my favorite cookie ever. I Loooooove peanut butter, so these are a must have. I just bought two jars of peanut butter……!
Haha love it! We have a few jars as well. I go through it like it’s no one’s business.