Well we have a dinner thread, but this one's more where you can share sweeter things and your other desserts.
This morning I made very simple peanut butter cookies ... this is a really easy recipe, and you can be done in less than an hour. You just need basic ingredients you probably already have in your pantry:
First mix a half a cup of butter with one cup of your sugar. I like using brown sugar, but if you don't have that you can use regular white sugar. I find brown sugar makes my cookies a little softer, but it's up to you! I do suggest using a fork, and you'll want to get it all nice and creamy.
Add your egg to your butter/sugar, and make sure you beat it in well.
Once your mixture is really creamy, add in a teaspoon of vanilla and a cup of peanut butter. I like using creamy peanut butter, but you can totally use chunky if you'd like a bit of a different texture.
You'll get a really thick and creamy mix, then you want to add your dry ingredients. I do one and a half cups of all purpose flour, and half a teaspoon each of baking soda and salt.
Mix completely until your texture resembles soft dough. You'll be able to pull it apart very easily and it'll be sort of crumbly, but if you touch it none should stick to your finger.
Line your baking sheets with parchment paper, and roll your dough into little balls, about an inch in diameter each. You want them a couple inches apart on your baking sheets - I was getting a little overly ambitious here, but that's okay! Your cookies shouldn't stick together.
Peanut butter will keep your cookies from flattening naturally while you bake, so you'll want to take your fork and do a criss-cross on each one to press them down. You don't have to go too flat, even just a little is good (depending on how thin you'd like your cookies)
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes .. your cookies should have just a hint of brown along their edges. When you take them out, I strongly recommend you carefully slide your parchment paper onto your cooling racks, they need about ten minutes to settle.
You should be able to slide them off very easily by hand .. your cookies will be completely cool after ten minutes and ready to eat. Enjoy!
This morning I made very simple peanut butter cookies ... this is a really easy recipe, and you can be done in less than an hour. You just need basic ingredients you probably already have in your pantry:
First mix a half a cup of butter with one cup of your sugar. I like using brown sugar, but if you don't have that you can use regular white sugar. I find brown sugar makes my cookies a little softer, but it's up to you! I do suggest using a fork, and you'll want to get it all nice and creamy.
Add your egg to your butter/sugar, and make sure you beat it in well.
Once your mixture is really creamy, add in a teaspoon of vanilla and a cup of peanut butter. I like using creamy peanut butter, but you can totally use chunky if you'd like a bit of a different texture.
You'll get a really thick and creamy mix, then you want to add your dry ingredients. I do one and a half cups of all purpose flour, and half a teaspoon each of baking soda and salt.
Mix completely until your texture resembles soft dough. You'll be able to pull it apart very easily and it'll be sort of crumbly, but if you touch it none should stick to your finger.
Line your baking sheets with parchment paper, and roll your dough into little balls, about an inch in diameter each. You want them a couple inches apart on your baking sheets - I was getting a little overly ambitious here, but that's okay! Your cookies shouldn't stick together.
Peanut butter will keep your cookies from flattening naturally while you bake, so you'll want to take your fork and do a criss-cross on each one to press them down. You don't have to go too flat, even just a little is good (depending on how thin you'd like your cookies)
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes .. your cookies should have just a hint of brown along their edges. When you take them out, I strongly recommend you carefully slide your parchment paper onto your cooling racks, they need about ten minutes to settle.
You should be able to slide them off very easily by hand .. your cookies will be completely cool after ten minutes and ready to eat. Enjoy!
