I’ve been trying to find a peanut butter cookie recipe for years. They’re not my personal favorite, but there are a couple people in the house who love them. I’ve been disappointed by the last few recipes I’ve tried, and so I’m more and more hesitant to make these. One of the big issues is that we use an all-natural peanut butter. And I know the tips say to use a name-brand for p.b. cookies, but I just refuse. The ‘extras’ in Jif and other brands give me the shivers and make the peanut butter taste plastic-y, in my opinion. So, I’m left with more crumbly homemade peanut butter cookies at this point. But, it’s worth it. And maybe I’ll stumble across a way to fix this problem, while still sticking with our pure peanut butter. But this recipe tastes yummy, despite the somewhat crumbly nature our p.b. gives them. I think I should have been more patient with the mixing and actually had the egg at room temp. I’ll try again in the future and update if I find a way that works better with the non-plastic, natural peanut butter.
