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Peanut Butter Cookies

February 13, 2012 By Jennifer @ PB and P Design 22 Comments

Hi Everyone,

Today I want to share with you two loves.  Nope I’m not talking about my two bad dogs, nor my Husband and little Jenny, but I am talking about my love for peanut butter and chocolate.

Your shocked, I know!  Saturday night I got the worse craving for peanut butter cookies, it’s been two months since I’ve had them and I figured Valentine’s holiday was a perfect excuse to make them!  So I made my dough, refrigerated over night and Sunday morning I got up at the crack of done to make these babies!


So glad I did, I think I ate like 5 of them and told my Husband please don’t let me eat anymore.  Well it’s not even noon yet and I’m thinking, maybe one more!   Now I know why I don’t make them that often, I’ll eat the whole batch!  My original intention with these was to put Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in the center, but you know what these were to perfect, they didn’t need anything else.  So they stayed put!

These cookies taste like a cookie Grandma would make.  There crispy on the outside and soft in the center.  The added chocolate drizzle was a little pretty touch, I made a quarter of the batch with the chocolate, since I tend to like plain a little better!

To make them heart shape I rolled them into a ball, flattened with my palm and took a heart shape cookie cutter to cut the shape out and then dipped in granulated sugar.  I did one batch at a time since the dough got soft real quick.  In between batches, I would place the dough in the freezer to harden up a little.  Than I did it all over again.  It’s a little time consuming rolling one cookie at time and doing one batch at a time, but well worth the wait!

For Valentine’s Day, most woman want flowers, but no, not me, I would take a bouquet of peanut butter cookies any time.  So if your thinking of sending me flowers, please don’t, just send cookies!!!

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Peanut Butter

1/2 Cup Butter, softened

1/4 Cup Sugar

1/4 Cup Brown Sugar

1/2 tsp. Baking Soda

1/2 tsp. Baking Powder

1 Egg

1/4 tsp. Vanilla Extract

1/2 Cup All Purpose Flour

3/4 Cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour

Additional sugar for rolling

Optional:  Dark Chocolate, melted

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, and baking powder. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.

Beat in the egg and vanilla until combined.

Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour.

Cover and chill dough about 1 hour or until easy to handle.  I did mine over night, but that’s not necessary.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

In a shallow bowl add about 1/4 cup granulated sugar; set aside.

Sprinkle work surface with flour and roll cookie dough out to about 1/4″ thick.  Use a heart shape cookie cutter to cut shape. Than carefully place cookie in sugar and press gently down to cover cookie with sugar.  Do this with both sides.

Place dough 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

Optional, drizzle with chocolate

Makes 56 cookies

Calorie per cookie without the chocolate:  45.3,  Fat:  2.8,  Cholesterol:  4.4,  Sodium:  21,  Potassium:  4,  Carbs:  4,  Fiber:  .04,  Sugar:  1.9,  Protein:  1.1

I’m happy with the carbs and sugar count on these cookies!!

I hope you enjoyed one of my all time favorite cookies!  Since it’s early on Sunday, my Husband and I are going on a date to the casino.  Wish me luck, I’m in the mood for some slots.  Plus with all this energizing peanut butter in me, I can’t lose!!

Have a lovely week!!

QUESTION:  What is your favorite kind of cookie?

Filed Under: Cookies and Biscotti, Peanut Butter Tagged With: bake, cookies, Hearts, peanut butter, snack, valentine's day

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  1. Joanne says

    February 13, 2012 at 4:57 AM

    How CUTE are these? And addictive. There’s no way I could stop at one. Or even ten.

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      February 13, 2012 at 8:16 AM

      Tell me about it, I can’t stop eating them!!

      Reply
  2. sara says

    February 13, 2012 at 9:46 AM

    Yum! These looks super delicious and totally perfect for Valentine’s Day! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Cassandra Bishop says

    February 13, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    I JUST bought a new jar of reduced-fat peanut butter, you put this recipe up at the perfect time!
    I’d have to say peanut butter cookies are probably my favorite. After those, I love the kind with a whole bunch of stuff in them, like chocolate chips, oatmeal, nuts… it’s how I like my ice cream too 🙂

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      February 13, 2012 at 7:17 PM

      I haven’t tried reduced fat peanut butter but the way I eat it, I should! I like to crumble the cookie on my yogurt and oatmeal too!

      Reply
      • Cassandra Bishop says

        February 18, 2012 at 12:57 PM

        These are SO delicious. I’m eating a spoonful of dough right now 🙂

        Reply
  4. Laura @ Gluten Free Pantry says

    February 13, 2012 at 12:46 PM

    Peanut Butter…oh my how addicting you are! Peanut butter cookies always equal pure bliss in my book!

    Reply
  5. Molly @ Hungry Hungry Runner says

    February 13, 2012 at 5:50 PM

    These are some seriously beautiful little cookies. I *LOVE* peanut butter cookies – they are definitely my favorite! 🙂

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      February 13, 2012 at 7:18 PM

      I think there my favorite too, next to chocolate chip!!

      Reply
  6. Jamie | My Baking Addiction says

    February 13, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    These are the cutest peanut butter cookies that I’ve ever seen! Love the chocolate drizzle – decadent and delicious!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      February 13, 2012 at 7:17 PM

      Thank you! That means a lot coming from you! I love all your recipes!!

      Reply
  7. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts says

    February 13, 2012 at 6:32 PM

    Cute cookies! I have peanut butter cookies, and these are perfect in little hearts!

    Reply
    • Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

      February 13, 2012 at 7:18 PM

      Thank you, now only if I can stop eating them!

      Reply
  8. Baking Serendipity says

    February 13, 2012 at 7:50 PM

    Peanut butter and chocolate are one of my favorite pairs too 🙂 These cookies are adorable…and look delicious! I would take them over flowers too.

    Reply
  9. Joss says

    February 13, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    Those look adorable. I love the addition of the chocolate 🙂 I think peanut butter or white chocolate chip cookies would have to be my faves!

    Reply
  10. Catherine says

    February 13, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    Yum yum yum. Simple and perfect.

    XO,
    Catherine @ FEST
    Click here to enter my anthropologie kitchen tools giveaway.

    Reply
  11. Ann says

    February 13, 2012 at 9:42 PM

    These look amazing and I’m a HUGE fan of both peanut butter and chocolate….together or separate! My all time favorite cookie is the traditional chocolate chip. Like you, I seldom make them, because when I do, I snatch one up every time I pass them! Best of luck at the Casino and Happy Valentines Day!

    Reply
  12. Anna @ hiddenponies says

    February 13, 2012 at 10:16 PM

    YES, I would take cookies over flowers any day!! These look delicious!

    Reply
  13. Baker Street says

    February 14, 2012 at 1:33 AM

    I agree! I would rather get a box of homemade cookies over flowers and these would be absolutely perfect.

    Reply
  14. Kristina says

    February 14, 2012 at 6:37 AM

    Mmm.. peanut butter cookies are my favorite cookie! I love that they have a crispy outside and softer center, thats the best! Adorable recipe 🙂 I shouldn’t make these myself or else I’ll probably scarf down half the batch before anyone else can get to them!

    Reply
  15. Grubarazzi (@Grubarazzi) says

    February 14, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    Yum! My two favorite things in a cookie!

    Reply
  16. Anita at Hungry Couple says

    February 14, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    Well, you had me at peanut butter. I’m not much of a cookie baker but these look so tempting I may have to make a batch. I’ll have to quarter the recipe, though, because I have no willpower when it comes to peanut butter 🙂 Happy Valentine’s Day!

    Reply

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