Happy Thanksgiving! As ever, so thankful for the beautiful food on our table and the great company here to share it.
The simplest yet most delicious cookie recipe that will help you occupy the kids – or other restless members of your family – over the holiday weekend.
Crunchy but chewy at the same time, these peanut butter cookies bake to a lovely golden crisp. Plus, this is another dairy-free recipe, for those of you trying to avoid butter.
Peanut butter cookies
You’ll need:
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter (at room temperature)
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup raw sugar
- 1 T cinnamon
- 2 T vanilla sugar
- 1 t vanilla bean paste
- 1 egg
- 1 t baking powder
- 1 T sugar + 1/2 t cinnamon = cinnamon sugar for sprinkling on top
1. Preheat oven to 375F. In a large mixing bowl combine peanut butter, sugars, egg. Whisk in baking powder and vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract, if you’re using that instead).
2. Line a baking tray with parchment. Use a teaspoon to scoop out the cookie dough onto the baking sheet, leaving about an inch of space on either side – these cookies expand!
3. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and bake for about 8-9 minutes. You want the bottom to be crisp and browned and the tops will still be chewy. Watch the cookies carefully because they will bake quickly!
Wait until completely cooled before lifting from the baking sheet.
Thanks, Ksusha! I’ll try this sometime. We love pb cookies. π
Enjoy!!
I hope you had a wonderful holiday my friend π
These cookies look to die for!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thank you, Uru! It’s been a great day.
Happy Thanksgiving. These look perfect, although I really shouldn’t be looking at food right now…. so …. full….
Haha I know what you mean. I am sure you guys had a feast!
I think I need a cookie. Stat.
I’m that girl who at 11pm is breaking out the box of candy someone just gave me haha.
Ohhh.. yumm.. sprinkled with cinnamon sugar!! I love the sounds of this one!!! xx Happy Thanksgiving!!
I think you would really enjoy them, Smidge! Slightly spicy and sweet.
I’ve been reading about how good cinnamon is for us too!
Love a bit of baking therapy and a chewy moreish cookie with a ice cold glass of milk, heaven! Wish I had a few of these right now π
Quite true! I had some cookies with fresh almond milk π
Would you mind if I grabbed a cookie off your plate? It would go perfect with my afternoon java. Take Care, BAM
You’re welcome to as many cookies as you’d like π
I hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful. A great idea to have cookies for the kids…yours look delicious.
Happy Thanksgiving, Karen!
I can smell these from here! Happy Thanksgiving!!! I hope you had a grand time!
Happy Thanksgiving to all of your family!
These look to be the ultimate peanut butter cookies and since I’m the ultimate peanut butter freak, I heart you!
Thank you, Lisa! Enjoy π
After what feels like two days of non-stop eating I can’t believe how good these cookies still look to me! I will be sure to print out this recipe! π But I may need to rest up a bit first. LOL!
haha I’ve had a more or less contained Thanksgiving, discounting the amount of pie and candy I’ve consumed π Enjoy it – later!
Yum YUm YUM! I love peanut butter cookies!
Any swap for the vanilla bean paste?
Just vanilla extract would be fine! And/or you can scrape vanilla beans from a pod in there.