Peanut Butter Cookies

I must say up front that I am not a huge fan of peanut butter...but Ryan and Clarise are! That's why we always have it in our pantry...big jars of them! They both love it in sandwiches...Ryan with cheese and Clarise with strawberry jam. She enjoys using it as dip for carrots & celery too! And if there's one kind of cookie that Clarise can't live without, I think it would be peanut butter cookies!

I usually don't like making food that I know I won't enjoy myself...but because it's my daughter's favorite, I have no choice.  This is why I really love this effortless peanut butter cookie recipe! It's so fast and easy to make! You'll have delicious homemade peanut butter cookies in less than 20 minutes! No sweat!

If you love peanut butter cookies as much as Clarise does, this one's for you...

I'm sharing this on Tasty Tuesdays, What's on the Menu Wednesday, Foodie Wednesday, Let's Do Brunch, These Chicks Cook, Miz Helen's Country Cottage's Full Plate Thursday and It's a Keeper Thursday.

Prep Time:~10 mins              Cook Time:~10 mins               Yield: 36 pcs.                    

Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup peanut butter
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 Tbsp milk
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 1 ¾ cups flour
• ½ cup white chocolate morsels

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 3 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2. Mix butter, white sugar and brown sugar.

3. Add peanut butter, egg, milk, vanilla, baking powder and baking soda and mix well.

4. Add flour and mix until well blended. Fold in the white chocolate morsels.

5. Put a scoop of dough into your hand and roll into a smooth ball. Place the balls of dough onto the lined cookie sheets.

6. Put a bit of sugar on a small plate. Press a fork into the sugar and then into each cookie. Press in both directions to create a crisscross design.

7. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Don't over-bake, unless you like a crunchier cookie. 

8. Let cool for 1 minute on baking sheets before transferring cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

* Did you know that peanuts contain RESVERATROL?

Resveratrol is a natural antimicrobial compound found naturally in foods such as grapes, red wine, peanuts and some berries that helps to protect against bacteria, viruses and fungus. Research shows that resveratrol has anti-aging capabilities and acts as an anti-inflammatory compound as well as an antioxidant which increases the body's energy and lowers the level of sugar in the blood. One cup of boiled peanuts is said to have 0.32 - 1.28 mg of resveratrol and one cup of peanut butter is said to contain 0.04 - 0.13mg of it.