A peanut butter cookie is a type of cookie that is distinguished for having peanut butter as a principal ingredient. The cookie originated in the United States, its development dating back to the 1910s.
George Washington Carver (1864–1943), an American agricultural extension educator, from Alabama’s Tuskegee Institute, was the most well-known promoter of the peanut as a replacement for the cotton crop, which the boll weevil had heavily damaged. He compiled 105 peanut recipes from various cookbooks, agricultural bulletins, and other sources. In his 1925 research bulletin called How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption, he included three recipes for peanut cookies calling for crushed or chopped peanuts.
It was not until the early 1930s that peanut butter was listed as an ingredient in the cookies.(Wikipedia)
recipe source: Carolyn Gurtz
Ingredients
1/4 cup peanuts, chopped
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 half cup peanut butter, creamy
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 roll of peanut butter cookies, chilled
cooking spray
Directions
To make double-delight peanut butter cookies, heat the oven to 375 degrees, in a small bowl mix nuts, sugar, and cinnamon. Set aside. In another small bowl, stir peanut butter and powdered sugar. Shape into 24 balls. Cut the cookie roll into 24 pieces. Shape one dough piece around one ball covering it completely. Roll each ball in the peanut mixture. On an ungreased cookie sheet, place cookies 2 inches apart. Flatten with the bottom of a drinking glass. Bake for 7-12 minutes. Cool for one minute. Enjoy!!
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