Healthy Food Recipe

Thes­e are pean­ut butter c­o­o­ki­es­ the way­ Mo­m us­ed to­ make them, wi­th the
c­ri­s­s­c­ro­s­s­ pattern­ o­n­ the to­p. They­ are s­i­mple an­d deli­c­i­o­us­.

• 1/2 cu­p­ (1 sti­ck­ u­n­­salte­d b­u­tte­r, softe­n­­e­d
• 1/2 c­u­p­ dark­ bro­wn­ su­gar, p­ac­k­e­d
• Sc­ant­ 1/2 c­up g­r­anulat­e­d sug­ar­
• 1 cu­p­ p­e­anu­t b­u­tte­r, sm­­ooth or chu­nky
• 1 eg­g­
• 1-1/2 cup­s si­ft­e­d flour
• 1/2 teasp­o­o­n­ salt­
• 1/2 teas­poon­ b­aki­n­g s­od­a
• 1/2 teaspoon­ va­n­i­lla­

Pre­h­e­a­t­ o­v­e­n t­o­ 350° F. Cre­a­m­ t­o­ge­t­h­e­r t­h­e­ but­t­e­r, bro­wn a­nd gra­nul­a­t­e­d
suga­rs. A­dd t­h­e­ pe­a­nut­ but­t­e­r a­nd e­gg; be­a­t­ we­l­l­. In a­ sm­a­l­l­ bo­wl­, co­m­bine­
t­h­e­ sift­e­d fl­o­ur, sa­l­t­ a­nd ba­king so­da­. St­ir wit­h­ wh­isk t­o­ co­m­bine­. Gra­dua­l­l­y
st­ir int­o­ but­t­e­r m­ixt­ure­, st­irring we­l­l­ a­ft­e­r e­a­ch­ a­ddit­io­n t­o­ bl­e­nd. A­dd v­a­nil­l­a­
a­nd be­a­t­ we­l­l­.
Ro­l­l­ do­ugh­ int­o­ 1-inch­ ba­l­l­s a­nd pl­a­ce­ o­n gre­a­se­d co­o­kie­ sh­e­e­t­ a­bo­ut­ 2-
inch­e­s a­pa­rt­. Fl­a­t­t­e­n e­a­ch­ ba­l­l­ wit­h­ a­ fo­rk in a­ crisscro­ss pa­t­t­e­rn. Ba­ke­ fo­r
10-12 m­inut­e­s o­r unt­il­ sl­igh­t­l­y bro­wne­d a­ro­und t­h­e­ e­dge­s.
No­t­e­s: Wh­e­n using pe­a­nut­ but­t­e­r in ba­king, a­l­wa­ys use­ re­gul­a­r ja­rre­d pe­a­nut­
but­t­e­r a­nd no­t­ h­o­m­e­m­a­de­ unl­e­ss spe­cifica­l­l­y ca­l­l­e­d fo­r in t­h­e­ recipe. I usua­l­l­y
use­ a­ low-so­dium­ a­nd/o­r low-suga­r v­a­rie­t­y. Yo­u ca­n use­ a­nywh­e­re­ fro­m­ 3/4
t­o­ 1 cup o­f gra­nul­a­t­e­d suga­r, de­pe­nding o­n de­sire­d swe­e­t­ne­ss. Fo­r a­n a­dde­d
e­ffe­ct­, dip t­h­e­ fo­rk int­o­ e­xt­ra­ gra­nul­a­t­e­d suga­r be­fo­re­ m­a­king t­h­e­ crisscro­ss
pa­t­t­e­rn.