Peanut Butter Cookies. Easy Cookies. These are simply delicious and the best thing is that they could be made instantly, without flour, and with fewer ingredients. Quick and simple yet so delicious. You just need peanut butter, sugar, and egg as the main key ingredients. Mixed well, prepare the ball, and bake between 8 to 10 minutes at 350 degrees farenheight. For extra crunchy bites, I have added salty peanuts which I personally like. You may try this without peanuts. Sounds exciting right? A must-try recipe could be enjoyed anytime with a warm cup of milk or a hot coffee. I love the smell of these once they are baked and just hot and come out from the oven.
Truly these are so easy and quick and you just need 3 main ingredients as mentioned above like Peanut butter, white sugar preferably powdered form, and a large egg. The proportions are so simple, that you will memorize them after the first attempt. Simply mix together one cup of peanut butter and 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, one egg, and some whole peanuts salted.
Now the question is? How does it work without flour? Gluten-Free Cooking School explains that the combination of peanuts paste and the natural oils from the peanuts happen to be a perfect substitution for the flour in cookie recipes. I have gone through some recipes and articles before where I got enlightened with this new thing. After trying it came out so true. Actually, my first attempt making cookies by using nut oils was with Almond butter oil and it is also turned out simply awesome. And these are simply delicious.
Bake time ~
Between 8 to 10 minutes
Ingredients required to prepare Peanut Butter Cookies are…
- Creamy peanut butter 1 cup
- Powdered sugar 1/2 cup
- Egg 1 large
- Salted peanuts 1/4 cup
Directions to prepare Peanut Butter Cookies
Mix 1 cup of creamy peanut butter, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, 1 whole egg together into a bowl. Mix these until makes a smooth and soft dough. Add 1/4 cup of salted peanuts and mix them up. Scoop out 1 tablespoon of dough and make small balls out of it with the help of your palm. Line them up on a baking tray. Press slightly and design them using a fork.
Bake these in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake them for about 8 to 10 minutes. Take them out from the oven once done and allow them to cool completely.
Step by step method for making Peanut Butter Cookies along with the images shown below:
For this recipe, I am using creamy peanut butter.
Mix 1 cup of creamy peanut butter, 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, 1 large whole egg into a bowl.
Mix these until makes a smooth and soft dough.
Add 1/4 cup of salted peanuts and mix them up nicely. Do not over mix it.
Scoop out 1 tablespoon of dough and make small balls out of it with the help of your palm.
Line them up on a baking tray using a parchment or baking sheet for better results.
Press them down and slightly flatten them up and make a design using a fork.
Bake these in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 8 to 10 minutes and when looks lightly brown.
Take them out from the oven once done and allow them to cool completely.
Serving Tip:
Serve these with a warm cup of milk or coffee. Top these with some whipped cream cheese and let the kids enjoy.
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Tips for baking any Cookies:
- If you are a first-time baker make sure to measure the ingredients right. This means make sure to choose the right size egg and measure the flour correctly.
- If your recipe requires softened butter this means it has to be room temperature and not too soft. Room temperature butter allows small pockets of air to get trapped when creaming it with sugar. This leavens the cookies and makes them fluffy — but if you use butter that’s too soft, it can do the opposite and actually prevent air from getting trapped. The ideal softness level is when you’re able to press your finger into the butter without any resistance.
- Cream your butter and sugar nicely and looks frothy.
- Bring the eggs to room temperature before mixing up with the flour.
- Adding salt into the cookies enhances the taste. Kosher salt is a great salt for baking with. The small crystals dissolve easily and evenly season the dough.
- For some cookies chilling the dough helps them to take proper shape.
- Using a baking sheet helps the cookies not to stick and easily comes out from the baking tray.
- If your cookies are not spreading properly during baking then take out the tray in between and tap it a few times and see the results.
- In order to achieve a chewy consistency of your cookies try not to over bake them. Set your oven timer 5 minutes earlier than the standard bake time. Means one way to make sure they always turn out perfectly baked is to set your timer a few minutes less than the recipe states. When you press in the center of the cookies it should feel soft but should not be raw. This is especially for chewy chocolate chip cookies.
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