Peanut Butter Cinna Cookies

 Oh, peanut butter cookies; how far we have come. I remember when I used to court you back in my younger days when I was just a wee little chef, and our romance has only continued to blossom over the years. I have experimented with you (which you seemed to enjoy), and while I am not done, it seems I have found one version of you that is simply scrumptious.

We will meet again soon though, do not fret my love.

*cough cough* 

Anyway. So this version of the peanut butter cookie is one of my favorites! I went through a lot of cookies over the years to get to this point, and I plan to keep moving forward.

These are good because they're soft and chewy, and the cinnamon doesn't overwhelm the taste of the peanut butter.

Here is how to create this concoction of goodness.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter (which is about two sticks of butter) at room temperature
• 1 cup crunchy or creamy peanut butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (plus some later to sprinkle on the cookies)

Directions: 

• Begin by carefully mixing together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl - set aside.
• In another bowl cream together the white sugar, brown sugar and butter - once that is done, add the peanut butter and cinnamon - then finally, add the eggs and mix it all together really well.
• Now begin to slowly add the flour mixture to the other mixture - it's a good idea to add the flour at small intervals because it's much easier to mix.
• Once they are successfully mixed together, cover the batter with something (such as plastic wrap, or a plate) and set in the fridge for about twenty minutes.
• After about ten minutes, preheat the oven to 370 degrees.
• Now that the twenty minutes has gone by, take the mixture out of the fridge and prepare to make some balls!
• Make 1 inch balls and place them on a baking sheet - then take a fork and make a crisscross patten on each of the cookies. Then finally take your cinnamon and sprinkle some on top of each cookie.
• Place them in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until they are brown - be careful not to overcook them or they won't be soft and chewy.
• Continue until you've used all your batter - or like in my case, until you and others eat the last of the batter.

This make about four dozen cookies, so there will last awhile. Unless of course you sit and eat five or six in one sitting.

Not that I did that or anything.

Copyrighted by Ruki.

October 2010.