Posts tagged: peanut butter

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

By Kim, July 14, 2010 4:21 pm

I saw this recipe on Heather Eats Almond Butter and I knew immediately I had to make it! The recipe looked fast and easy. Two things I love in a recipe! The peanut butter cups turned out amazing! I personally think that they taste better than Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, but that is just me. The dark chocolate totally makes the recipe. If you love peanut butter and chocolate, then get in the kitchen now!

Peanut Butter Cookies

By Kim, February 1, 2010 8:19 pm

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Have you ever had a very long week and all you really want to do is bake away your worries? Well I had one of those weeks and I desperately needed some one-on-one kitchen time! For some reason the idea of spending a few hours baking, instantly makes me feel better.

I decided to make peanut butter cookies because peanut butter is an instant comfort food in my mind. My new mixer did an amazing job mixing the cookie dough; it was smooth and creamy and delicious. I also decided to throw in some chocolate, just to make sure that I made the perfect comfort food. The cookies turned out great and were gone very fast.

Check out the great recipe from Joy the Baker.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Kim, December 23, 2009 1:06 pm

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I found these awesome chocolate chips with peanut butter swirled in them at the store and found them pretty hard to resist. I am a peanut butter addict and with a little chocolate, well then I’m a severe addict! The cookies were easy and fast and turned out delicious.

After all my cookie baking for the holidays, I am done. I really don’t want to make anymore cookies for a long time. It’s completely out of my system…for now. I’m sure my husband won’t mind too much, except when he told me that he didn’t get very many cookies this year because they were all given away as gifts! Maybe I’ll have to make one more batch just for him! I hope everyone enjoys their holidays!

Here is the recipe for the cookies!

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crisps

By Kim, November 18, 2009 9:41 pm

Two words: chocolate and peanut butter. I do not think that there are two better words when it comes to baking. When I saw this recipe, I knew I had to make them! They were very easy to make, but when it came to dipping them into the chocolate I ran into a few problems. I always make a huge mess when I use melted chocolate for dipping. Also the rice krispies kind of fell apart when they were in the chocolate. Other than that, they turned out really good. I was thinking the next time I make them, I would just put the chocolate on the top, sort of like icing.

Recipe from the Brown Eyed Baker.

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Peanut Butter Blondies

By Kim, November 15, 2009 5:18 pm

My all time favorite food is peanut butter.  I could eat it everyday, either in a sandwich or just a quick spoonful.  Unfortunately my husband does not share the same passion for peanut butter.  He doesn’t really like peanut butter cookies (which I love), so I never make any desserts with peanut butter because I want him to enjoy it too.  Well I found this recipe for Peanut Butter Blondies and I decided that he was going to have to suck it up and eat a little peanut butter because these sounded too good to pass up!

The recipe was so easy and fast (which I love).  After about 10 minutes in the oven you could smell the sweet aroma of peanut butter throughout the house!  After I took it out, I tried to let it cool before I cut into it, but it just smelled too good.  I was so pleased with the taste, that I thought maybe my husband might even like these.  After he tried my Blondies, I think I may have converted him to the peanut butter side.  He thought they were very good and he has been eating them all week.  I am glad I decided to give peanut butter another try because I sure have been missing it!

Peanut Butter Blondies

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 2 cups dark brown sugar (I prefer dark, so that’s what I use)
  • 1/2 cup natural peanut butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup peanuts (I substituted peanuts for butterscotch chips)
  • Directions:

    Preheat the oven to 350°F.  Grease a 9-inch by 13-inch pan and set aside.

    In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and brown sugar, stirring constantly until smooth.  Remove from the heat, and stir in the peanut butter.  Allow to cool while combining the dry ingredients – flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt – in a large mixing bowl.

    Add the eggs, one at a time, to the brown sugar and peanut butter mixture, mixing well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and stir to combine.  Pour the mixture into the prepared dry ingredients, and stir to create a thick, smooth batter.

    Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, spreading the batter evenly to the edges of the pan. Sprinkle with the milk chocolate chips and peanuts, lightly pressing them into the batter.

    Bake for 25 minutes.  Allow to cool in the pan.  Cut into 1-2 inch squares.

    Recipes taken from My Kitchen Addicition

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