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| Peanut Butter Cookies |
Peanut Butter Crinkles. Oh my God! I think I see a dreaded wrinkle. I know what I need a Peanut butter crinkle! (who needs anti-wrinkle cream really) Peanut butter crinkles are not some sort of new miracle cure for wrinkles! Shame on you for being so vain! However they are delicious-peanut-butter-enriched-cookies that are oh so tasty and addictive that you re face will light up in delight and all wrinkles will be momentarily softened!
Yes these are not your average peanut cookies which have a tendency to be a bit too hard, are bit too raw-peanuty and a bit too bland. No. These crinkles have a very scrumptious buttery (but not too buttery), sweet, roasted, peanut melt in your mouth kind of quality. And are a definite must for peanut butter fans!
Interestingly the history and development of Peanut butter seems to be associated with a long line of Doctors. I know! According to Peanut butter lovers, in the late 1800 s an unknown St. Louis physician apparently encouraged the owner of a food products company, George A. Bayle Jr., to make peanut paste as a nutritious protein substitute for people who s teeth were a little worse for wear and were unable to chew meat.
And elsewhere in the world, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, began experimenting with peanut butter as a vegetarian source of protein for his patients. (Notably, the Kellogg s brothers went on to become Cereal billionaires)
Yes, so Peanut Butter is high in Protein and F.A.T and that stands for Flavor And Taste, in this neck of the woods. So smooth those wrinkles and enjoy some flavor by making some crinkles!
Ingredients:
120 grams butter
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/3 cup caster sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar lightly packed
1/3 cup peanut butter (smooth)
1 ¼ cup plain flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda & pinch of salt
Steps to Make Peanut Butter Cookies:
Steps 1
Preheat the oven to moderate, 180 degrees Celsius. Grate the lemon rind.
Steps 2.
Cream together the butter, vanilla, lemon rind, sugars and peanut butter using electric beaters.
Steps 3.
Then using a wooden spoon, mix in the sifted flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt until well combined.
Steps 4.
Roll teaspoonfuls of mixture into small balls and place on baking trays lined with baking paper.
Steps 5.
Press biscuits down lightly with a fork in a criss-cross fashion to give the crinkled effect. Bake for 10-15 minutes.
Steps 6.
Cool completely on oven trays.
Tip! If you re more of a I like to see Peanuts in my Peanut butter cookies type of person, then by all means use crunchy peanut butter instead of smooth peanut butter to give it a bit more crunch!
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