Description
Grandma Carter’s peanut butter cookies blend Southern hospitality with sweet nostalgia. Simple ingredients and classic techniques create a comforting treat you’ll savor with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (240 ml) peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
Binding and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
Leavening and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) salt
Instructions
- Prepare the workspace by warming the oven to 350F (175C) and lining a baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal cookie performance.
- Create a smooth, uniform mixture by thoroughly blending peanut butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl until ingredients are fully integrated.
- Shape the dough into compact, uniform 1-inch spheres, strategically positioning them on the prepared baking sheet with sufficient spacing.
- Gently press each dough ball using fork tines, generating a distinctive crisscross texture that enhances visual appeal and ensures even baking.
- Position the baking sheet in the preheated oven and monitor cookies for 8-10 minutes, watching for set edges and slightly soft centers, which indicate perfect doneness.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, enabling them to stabilize and prevent breakage during transfer.
- Carefully relocate cookies to a wire cooling rack, permitting complete cooling and texture refinement before serving or storing.
Notes
- Ensure peanut butter is at room temperature for smoother mixing and better dough consistency.
- Use creamy peanut butter for a more uniform texture, or try crunchy for added nutty crunch.
- For gluten-free option, confirm all ingredients, especially baking soda, are certified gluten-free.
- Reduce sugar by 25% for a less sweet version that highlights the natural peanut butter flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 174 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 157 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 17 mg