3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

This recipe has been around for a while.  It is a quick, easy way to make peanut butter cookies and they are oh so good!  They actually melt in your mouth, they are that good! 

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup smooth peanut butter

1/2 cup granulated white sugar

1 egg

Directions:

1.  Combine peanut butter and sugar.

2.  Add egg and mix well.

3.  Roll dough into balls (about 1 tbsp. dough each).

4.  Make criss cross pattern with fork.

5.  Bake at 325F for 18 minutes.

Yet Another Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

 Here I am with yet another chocolate chip cookie recipe!  Can you tell I love chocolate chip cookies and am trying to find the perfect recipe?  I'm looking for a cookie with a nice color (not pale), crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside and a tiny bit of height to it.  This cookie checks off all my boxes!  Yay!  

I've posted other recipes for chocolate chip cookies on the blog and they are good in their own right but just not what I would call the "perfect" cookie.  Everyone has their own idea of the perfect cookie and this cookie for me, so far, is it!

I was hesitant to try this recipe as it is different than any recipe I have tried.  It has no brown sugar in it, only white but with the addition of molasses.  The molasses threw me for a loop but honestly you can't even taste it in the cookies!  I guess the white sugar with molasses somewhat subs for brown sugar.

So without further ado, here is the recipe:

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 cup + 1 tbsp. white sugar

1 tbsp. fancy molasses

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1.  Using a hand mixer combine butter, sugar and molasses.

2.  Beat in egg and vanilla.

3.  Mix flour, baking soda and salt into wet ingredients using a mixing spoon.

4.  Stir in chocolate chips.

5.  Chill dough for 45 minutes.

6.  Drop by heaping tablespoon on to parchment lined baking sheets.  (I used a 1.5 tbsp. cookie scoop).  Flatten tops of cookies ever so slightly.  (HINT: Add extra chocolate chips to tops of dough balls to make them look extra pretty).

7.  Bake at 350F for 8-10 minutes. 

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

I love a good cookie and this is the perfect combination of peanut butter and chocolate.  They are mild tasting, peanut butter wise but perfect for when I don't have a lot of peanut butter on hand.  This recipe is easy to make and contains ingredients you would normally have in a pantry anyway.  I love recipes like that! 

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients
6 tbsps. butter, softened or margarine
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup chocolate chips

Directions
1.  Cream butter/margarine, peanut butter, and sugars.
2.  Add egg and vanilla.  Mix well.
3.  Combine flour, baking soda and salt.  Gradually add to creamed mixture.
4.  Stir in chocolate chips.
5.  Drop by tablespoons onto parchment lined cookie sheets.
6.  Bake at 350F for 11-13 minutes.

Another Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

I love trying different chocolate chip cookie recipes looking for "the one".   When I came across this recipe it looked simple and very promising and it certainly did not disappoint!  I modified the original recipe and the results were perfect.  This recipe yields a thicker, soft cookie that looks pretty too.  I love cookies that look pretty!  It just makes them that much more appetizing.

This recipe calls for cornstarch which as I've read, helps to keep the cookie soft and chewy.  This recipe will definitely be getting a place in my recipe book.  Enjoy!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:
1.  Cream butter/margarine (I used margarine) with brown and white sugars.
2.  Add egg and vanilla and mix till incorporated.
3.  Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt.
4.  Add chocolate chips.
5. Drop by tablespoon full on to parchment lined baking sheets.
6.  Bake at 350F for 9-10 minutes.

Notes:
-I slightly flattened the tops of my cookies prior to baking as the dough was stiff.
-I add extra chocolate chips to dough balls prior to baking to make them look extra pretty.
-I used a 1.5 tbsp. cookie scoop and it yielded 26 cookies.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies are very popular and yet such a classic cookie that has been around for what seems like ages.  It is a favourite cookie of my family and these cookies certainly disappear in a hurry!

I have tried many recipes in the past.  Some were too chewy and firm, others too soft.  I like a cookie with a crispy edge and a soft middle.  If that's the kind of cookie you are looking for, this recipe is for you!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1/4 + 1/8 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:
1.  Blend butter/margarine and sugars until light and fluffy.
2.  Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
3.  Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.  Mix till combined.
4.  Add chocolate chips.
5.  Drop by tablespoon full on to parchment lined baking sheets. (No need to flatten cookie tops; will spread as they bake)
6.  Bake at 375F until edges are lightly browned, about 9-10 minutes.


Notes:

• You can double this recipe (amount of granulated sugar would be 3/4 cup)
• I add extra chocolate chips to the tops of the cookies prior to baking to make them look prettier.
• I was able to make 23 cookies using my 1.5 tbsp. cookie scoop.

Monster Cookies

I love making cookies and these monster cookies have become a favourite.  They make a large cookie, so you don't need to eat as many cookies, right?  In my household it doesn't matter if the cookie is large or small, they get eaten at the same rate!

Monster Cookies

3/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup m&m's

Directions
1.  In a bowl combine the peanut butter, butter, brown sugar and white sugar.
2.  Add eggs and vanilla.
3.  Stir in quick cooking oats and baking soda.
4.  Add chocolate chips and m&m's.
5.  Drop by heaping tablespoons onto parchment lined cookie sheet.
6.  Bake at 350F for 10-13 minutes.

Halloween Cookies

With Halloween just a few days away, I thought I would share a picture of some cookies I've made in the past.  They are super easy to make as they use a cake mix.  The recipe for the cake mix cookies can be found here.  After making the cookies, I just decorated the tops with Halloween themed designs such as spiders, ghosts, pumpkins and the word "Boo". 

Butterscotch Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

I love making and eating cookies!  They are a quick way to satisfy a sweet tooth.  I put my creativity to use and modified my favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe to make these butterscotch peanut butter chip cookies.

Ingredients:
1 cup margarine (or butter)
1 1/4 cups lightly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 package of instant Butterscotch pudding mix (I used a 113g package)
1 1/3 cups peanut butter chips

Directions:
1.  Preheat oven to 350F.
2.  In a bowl mix together the margarine and brown sugar.
3.  Add egg and vanilla.
4.  Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and butterscotch pudding mix.
5.  Mix in peanut butter chips.
6.  Scoop dough onto cookie sheets.  (I ever so slightly flatten the tops before baking).
7.  Bake for approx. 10 minutes.

Butterscotch Pudding Cookies

I came across a recipe on line to make butterscotch pudding cookies.  The cookies turned out well but the dough was so stiff and hard to work with.

 I decided to modify my favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe and created these butterscotch pudding cookies.

Butterscotch Pudding Cookies

1 cup butter (or margarine)
1 1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 box instant butterscotch pudding mix (113g)
1 1/4 cups butterscotch chips

Directions:
1.  In a bowl combine butter and brown sugar.  Mix well.
2.  Add egg and vanilla until well combined.
3.  Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and butterscotch pudding mix and mix until combined.
4.  Mix in butterscotch chips.
5.  Drop by tablespoon full onto ungreased cookie sheets.  Flatten tops slightly before baking.
5.  Bake in a 350 F oven for about 10 minutes.

Yield: about 3 1/2 dozen