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Joy of Cooking's Peanut Butter Cookies (14-in-one)


by Michael Chu
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I've had a craving for peanut butter cookies lately, so tonight I finally had some free time to throw together a batch. Instead of using my normal recipe, I decided to try the first peanut butter cookie recipe from The New Joy of Cooking (the 14-in-one cookie recipe with peanut butter).

I used (clockwise from top) a Kitchenaid stand mixer, 2/3 cup peanut butter, 1 egg and 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup unsalted butter. Not shown is 2-1/2 cup all purpose flour. The peanut butter I chose to use is Laura Schudder's Smooth Old Fashioned Peanut Butter. This peanut butter doesn't have trans fatty acids because it doesn't contain any partially hydrogenated fats (unlike most other store bought peanut butter). I also use unsalted butter because it's always difficult to determine how much salt is in your salted butter and therefore difficult to replicate a recipe. This is why most baking recipes call for unsalted butter. If you don't have unsalted butter, just use your salted butter, leave out the loose salt, and hope for the best.
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Written by Michael Chu
Published on June 12, 2004 at 01:32 AM
19 comments on Joy of Cooking's Peanut Butter Cookies (14-in-one):(Post a comment)
On February 17, 2006 at 03:59 AM, an anonymous reader said...
Somehow the images in this recipe don't seem to work? I guess it is a referer check problem, because I can view them manually.
On February 17, 2006 at 04:00 AM, an anonymous reader said...
I think the site that hosts the images is blocking the images.
On February 17, 2006 at 04:00 AM, Michael Chu said...
The first time I moved sites (from blogspot to doteasy) I didn't finish uploading the older pictures. I will upload them soon.
On February 17, 2006 at 04:00 AM, an anonymous reader said...
How soon is soon? C'mon, I wanna bake some cookies :) - Belinda
On February 17, 2006 at 04:00 AM, Michael Chu said...
Soon is now... Thanks for the reminder.
On February 17, 2006 at 04:01 AM, Lovemydog (guest) said...
Hi Michael, The link to the other cookie recipe didn't work. Thought you'd like to know...
I'll look in archives. Thanks for the website. I really enjoy it.
On February 17, 2006 at 04:01 AM, an anonymous reader said...
One of the simplest and best peanut butter cocokie recipes I have ever come across is this:

1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar (white)
1 egg

Mix well. Form into 1 inch balls. Flatten on cookie sheet with a fork dipped in sugar (for that criss-cross pattern). Bake 8-10 min in moderate oven (325 deg.)

They are soft when they come out, so let cool for several minutes before transferring to a wire rack. There is nothing to interfere with the peanut butter flavor in these little gems.

Sounds too simple and a little odd, but they work every time.
On February 17, 2006 at 04:01 AM, Michael Chu said...
re: broken link

Fixed. Thanks!
On February 17, 2006 at 04:01 AM, Gary (guest) said...
I was just going to post my 3-ingredient peanut butter recipe, but someone beat me to it!
I can vouch for it...they're my favorite. No one believes that those 3 ingredients will make a cookie, so I always have to prove it to them when they're over. They're quick, easy, and TASTY!
On February 17, 2006 at 04:02 AM, an anonymous reader said...
This is the first time I have logged onto this site. I am 65 yrs old ,enjoy cooking and most of all enjoy food network tv. I especially liked how your directions were detailed and you gave a lot of reasons for why you did what you did. Keep up the good work. I will try your own peanut butter cookie recipe. Thanks.
Judy
On February 17, 2006 at 04:02 AM, an anonymous reader said...
I can vouch for the three ingredients recipe... They are delicious !!! Unbelievable and simple. Better make a double recipe though or you'll be wishing you had... :o)
On July 17, 2007 at 11:26 AM, Gale (guest) said...
Subject: 3 INGREDIENT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
I am 60 years old and still looking for the peanut butter cookies like we got in grade school. I was told the secret was government produced peanut butter.... I think they used to call these foods commodities. Anyway, the peanut butter flavor was strong and delicious. The cookie texture was crunchy, but not hard. I will try the 3 ingredient cookie, it sounds good! But, what exactly makes a good peanut butter?
On October 21, 2007 at 10:02 PM, Guest (guest) said...
Subject: Mis-spelled words
PLEASE NOTE: SEPARATED is spelled SEP-A-RATED. Two A's & two E's. Too many folks make this mistake. Also, then for than. Proof reading is advised and keep a dictionary at hand.
Chavie B)
On May 15, 2008 at 05:05 PM, an anonymous reader said...
Subject: My Mom's PB cookies
This is my Mom's recipe. They have plenty of peanut butter flavor and I think people will like these - they were a hit in our engineering lab!
1 c butter
1 c brown sugar
1 c white sugar
1 c peanut butter (I use the natural, unsweetened PB)
2 eggs (no freezing egg whites!)
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking soda
3 c flour
1/4 c orange juice

Bake @ 375F for 7-10 minutes. Cool on wire rack or between front teeth. Keep in an air-tight jar and they stay nice'n'chewy. Great for dunking in milk! (Don't double this recipe unless you've got an institutional-sized mixer.)
On January 13, 2009 at 01:00 PM, RecipeMashups (guest) said...
Subject: Joy of Cooking Peanut Butter Cookies
Wow, you just saved me a lot of time and work! I have the Joy of Cooking and was about to make these cookies, but seeing the results of your efforts (only one person liked the cookies) made me rethink this. I'll have to find a new recipe, now. Love your blog -- the detail and pics are fantastic. I'll be back to visit!

Elizabeth
http://www.recipemashups.com/
On January 13, 2009 at 01:10 PM, RecipeMashups (guest) said...
Subject: Joy of Cooking Peanut Butter Cookies
PS -- I've added you to my blogroll at http://www.recipemashups.com/.
On December 17, 2009 at 07:24 AM, Emily (guest) said...
Subject: I dunno
I came here from Google looking for the original Joy of Cooking recipe, as it's an amazingly good and easy recipe, producing rich, tender, and crumbly cookies, almost like shortbread. (My copy is in storage at the moment.) I hope the one from the New Joy is the same as the original. If it is, I'd be leery of using the stand mixer. It's not only a waste of energy and more stuff to wash, but can overbeat your flour, creating too much gluten and turning a lovely, crumbly cookie into one that's hard and chewy. Sorry to be so low-tech, but all that's really needed, if your butter is at room temp when you start so that creaming it with the sugar is easy, is a wooden spoon.
On January 23, 2013 at 11:20 PM, an anonymous reader said...
Subject: peanut butter matters
the type of peanut butter you use is very important when making peanut butter cookies. It can't be the natural kind (where it's just ground peanuts and maybe salt). it has to be the regular skippy or Jif type. prob. has something to do with the stabilizers or emulsifiers used.
On November 23, 2015 at 12:21 PM, an anonymous reader said...
My best friend makes these from the original Joy of Cooking book but uses fresh ground peanut butter from the health food store. They are incredible!!!
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