Peanut butter cookies
OK folks, these little fellas are just the most fantastic cookies to have around. My Mom’s housekeeper of about 30 years has been making them almost as long as I can remember and they seldom see out the day, so I cannot tell you how long they will keep, which is good right? Yes, very very good. (makes about 3 dozen)
What you need
125g butter at room temperature
2ml vanilla essence (1/2 teaspoon)
1/3 cup caster sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar (I use treacle sugar)
1/3 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
The process
In a bowl, add the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, caster sugar and vanilla essence and beat until smooth and creamy using an electric beater or do some heavy duty whisking.
Sift the flour into the mixture and add the bicarb of soda. Mix together with a spoon using a folding motion until uniformly combined, dont beat, just mix.
Line a baking sheet with grease proof paper and take heaped teaspoons of the mixture, form a ball, place them on the baking sheet and flatten slightly with a fork to create a criss cross pattern (the little mounds get really crunchy, so do it, it’s worth the extra few seconds). Leave about 4 or 5 cm around each cookie to allow for spreading and rising.
Bake in the middle of the oven at 180 Celsius for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
Remove from the oven and allow them to cool and crisp up then get a DVD, stay out of the cold and enjoy! Life has so many simple pleasures!
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Hi Graham
I made these for the family this weekend. They loved it! Thank you for this great one.
Fantastic Lana Lynn, I’m so glad you tried these and reminded me, I havn’t made them in ages. Happy days G
Hi,
Awesome recipe, after perfecting my craft in muffins I decided to venture into cookies and this was my first attempt which turned out great! Sadly though now my secrete for cooking is out my colleagues as me for more but I just share the website . . . . . . nice one, enkosi (thank you).
Thanks for sharing the site Selatiso, so glad you have made so many people happy with the peanut butter cookies and muffins. Have a fabulous evening G
Hi
This recipe and the accompanying pic look like it’s out of the “Australian Women’s Weekly Big book of beautiful biscuits”, but what’s missing is the lemon rind, which makes a great addition to the flavour.
Hi Jade, it could very well have come from that book, I have collected AWW books for years. Happy holidays G
I am going to bake these this weekend with my kids, as they love cookies after supper and for school – the shop biscuits are expensive and FULL of really unhealthy ingredients!! Thanks
Great Chantel, have fun. G
Hi
This recipe is going in my priceless collection. Graham I have gone to heaven.
Thank you so much for your wonderful recipes. I tried the peanut butter biscuits. It was finished in 1 day. I really love making biscuits so if you have any please publish them. Look forward to seeing more biscuits recipes. You are my new God. WELL DONE
Thanks so much Shalen, sounds like your family are the lucky ones here, scones, biscuits and custard tarts… Have a wonderful day G
Here are some other biscuit recipes.
http://cookbook.co.za/category/baking/famous-cookie-recipes/
Hi
I have most of your biscuits. Please let me know if you have anymore.
Thank you
Will do Shalen, should be baking again next week. Lekker day G
HI Graham
Better late than never they say…
I live close to Krugersdorp, so you could give Lynette my email address if she’s still keen to get to know a cookie baker
Carey
Hi Graham, yes it’s me again. These biscuits are fantastic and so quick to make the whole batch.(less than an hour), the only thing I noticed is that mine didn’t crisp, did I let them cool too long? The taste is excellent tho’.
Keep them coming….
Hi there.. they wont go crisp crisp if you know what I mean but if they are not crisp at all, leave your next batch in the oven for an extra 5 mins and once remember to store in an airtight container. Delicious days, G
Hi Carey, I have passed your address along.. hope you 2 connect. Cheers for now G
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