Peanut Butter Cookies-- Monthly Cooking Assignment

Peanut Butter Cookies

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

What To Do:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, using a spoon, mix all ingredients until just blended. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a baking sheet and press a crisscross pattern into each drop with a fork.
3. Bake 10 to 11 minutes, or until light golden. Cool before removing from baking sheet

I did not change a thing in this recipe. It seemed so simple, i didnt think anything needed to be changed. The mixing method i used was one-stage. Everything was thrown in the bowl at once. We have not done anything like that thus far in class.

The overall product was pretty good. There was almost too much peanut butter for my liking. It almost tasted just like peanut butter was dropped on a cookie sheet and baked alone. The texture was soft and smooth. The smell was really endearing. Knowing what i know about flour, and the purpose it holds in recipes, i was surprised these cookies held together. Flour gives products their structure, and having no flour, i dont know how they held together. I would say the egg could have been what held them together.

I would probably make this recipe again, but use more sugar and less peanut butter. It was just too peanut butter flavored for my taste. I learned how i can change a recipe to better satisfy my liking.