Peanut Butter Cookies

This peanut butter cookie tastes very strongly of peanuts, is soft in the middle and a little crispy on the outside if cooked properly. The pictures shows some of the cookies with chocolate chips (see variation).

Servings: 40 small cookies

Ingredients:

0.25 <a href="javascript:openCalcWindow(0.25000, 'teaspoon')">teaspoon</a>baking powder
0.25 <a href="javascript:openCalcWindow(0.25000, 'teaspoon')">teaspoon</a>baking soda
0.5 <a href="javascript:openCalcWindow(0.50000, 'cup')">cup</a>brown sugar
0.5 <a href="javascript:openCalcWindow(0.50000, 'cup')">cup</a>butter
0.5 <a href="javascript:openCalcWindow(0.50000, 'cup')">cup</a>crunchy peanut butter
0.5 <a href="javascript:openCalcWindow(0.50000, 'cup')">cup</a>crushed peanuts
1 egg
1 <a href="javascript:openCalcWindow(1.00000, 'teaspoon')">teaspoon</a>vanilla
1.25 <a href="javascript:openCalcWindow(1.25000, 'cup')">cup</a>white flour
0.5 <a href="javascript:openCalcWindow(0.50000, 'cup')">cup</a>white sugar
0.5 <a href="javascript:openCalcWindow(0.50000, 'cup')">cup</a>yogurt

Directions:

Step 1
Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder in a bowl.
Step 2
Soften the butter (40 seconds in the microwave) and mix with the yogurt until smooth.
Step 3
Add the white and brown sugar and mix until smooth again.
Step 4
Add the peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla to the mixture.
Step 5
Mix in the dry ingredients and the crushed peanuts. The crushed peanuts are shown in the picture.
Step 6
Fork onto a cookie sheet. Place in the oven at 350 degrees farenheit for 10 to 15 min. As you can see from the pictures, the cookies do not grow/spread very much in the oven.
 

Notes:

These cookies are really soft when warm. If you want to keep them for more than a few days keep them in the fridge, but let them warm (or microwave for 10 seconds) before eating and they'll go nice and soft again.

Variations:

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

A bit of chocolate in peanut butter just makes them heaven.

Ingredients:

Directions:

Add the chocolate chips in step 5 along with the crushed peanuts.
Recipe provided via www.MeanMeals.com