Peppery Peanut Butter Cookies
Homemade Peppery Peanut Butter Cookies will melt in your mouth but leave you with a spicy surprise. A little cayenne enhances this classic cookie recipe.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ⅓ cup sugar (Plus a tablespoon for dipping the fork)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 egg (room temp)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ¼ cups flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
- ¾ teaspoon cayenne
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup roasted salted peanuts (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- With an electric mixer, combine butter and ⅓ cup sugar and ½ cup brown sugar and mix until creamy. Add peanut butter, egg and vanilla and mix to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cayenne and soda. Add to peanut butter mixture and mix on low until just combined. Stir in peanuts.
- With an ice cream scoop, measure out 2 tablespoon balls and place on prepared sheets. Dip a fork into sugar and flatten tops using a crisscross pattern.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, until slightly browned on edges. Let cool on wire rack for 5 minutes before removing from cookie sheets.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- To keep the dough from sticking to the fork with making criss crosses, dip the fork in sugar.
- You do not need to refrigerate this dough before baking.
- If using a large cookie dough scoop, it will make 18 cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 147kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 154IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
