Peanut Butter Cookies
- 170 g butter, at room temperature 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks)
- 300 g sugar (1 1/2 cups)
- 100 g glucose (1/4 cup)
- 260 g Skippy peanut butter (1 cup)
- 2 eggs
- 0.5 g vanilla extract (1/8 teaspoon)
- 225 g flour (1 1/3 cups)
- 2 g baking powder (1/2 teaspoon)
- 1 g baking soda (1/8 teaspoon)
- 9 g kosher salt (2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1/2 recipe Peanut Brittle (page 169)
- Combine the butter, sugar, and glucose in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and cream together on medium-high for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Paddle in the peanut butter, then add the eggs and vanilla and beat for 30 seconds on medium-high speed.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then beat on medium-high speed for 3 minutes.
- During this time the sugar granules will dissolve and the creamed mixture will double in size.
- (The lower proportion of butter and the presence of peanut butterwhich is a great emulsifiermeans you dont need to do the standard 10-minute creaming for this cookie.)
- Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix just until the dough comes together, no longer than 1 minute.
- (Do not walk away from the machine during this step, or you will risk over mixing the dough.)
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Still on low speed, mix in the peanut brittle until incorporated, no more than 30 seconds.
- Using a 2 3/4-ounce ice cream scoop (or a 1/3-cup measure), portion out the dough onto a parchment-lined sheet pan.
- Pat the tops of the cookie dough domes flat.
- Wrap the sheet pan tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or for up to 1 week.
- Do not bake your cookies from room temperaturethey will not bake properly.
- Heat the oven to 375F.
- Arrange the chilled dough a minimum of 4 inches apart on parchment- or Silpat-lined sheet pans.
- Bake for 18 minutes.
- The cookies will puff, crackle, and spread.
- After 18 minutes, they should be tan with auburn specks throughout.
- Give them an extra minute or so if thats not the case.
- Cool the cookies completely on the sheet pans before transferring to a plate or an airtight container for storage.
- At room temp, cookies will keep fresh for 5 days; in the freezer, they will keep for 1 month.
butter, sugar, glucose, peanut butter, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/peanut-butter-cookies-382383 (may not work)