teatime with Martha’s peanut butter cookies |
I have just been reading up about Martha Stewart and I am bowled over. She is this week’s Game-Changer and I can quite see why. Not being American, I did still know of her but not the full extent , not by any stretch. Her name for me was synonymous with being the quintessential homemaker but I see that her talents are endless. You should read up about her yourself as hers is such an amazing success story.
The fact that she actually was found guilty on several counts in March 2004 and spent 5 months in jail, then came out and continued going from strength to strength all points to her being one formidable woman.When I read that in May 1995 New York magazine had her on their cover as ‘the definitive American woman of our time’, I thought to myself that I should find a recipe that was American through and through. I saw that her many cookbooks seemed to be mostly about baking: cakes, cookies and desserts and the idea of cupcakes came into my head. However I would probably find those difficult to take over to Daughter No 2 tomorrow if I gave them a fabulous swirl of a topping so then I thought of cookies.
From Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia with metric measurements added by me:
Makes 48
1 ½ cups/350g/12oz crunchy peanut butter
1 cup/225g packed light brown sugar
½ cup/110g/4oz softened unsalted butter (1 stick)
1 large egg
1 ½ cups/350g/12oz all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
sugar, crunchy peanut butter, and regular butter |
single unbaked cookie with crisscross pattern |
BTW I only got 24 out of this mixture and I don’t think they are unduly big.
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I'll admit it. Peanut Butter cookies have always been one of my absolute favorites. You can't beat them warm from the oven with a cold glass of milk….mmmmm! Great pick =)
You're absolutely right – there's nothing more American than peanut butter! Thanks for the great recipe.
She is really amazing and so are your yummy cookies!!!Kisses,dear!
HHmmmmmm yummy! Peanut butter cookies…. baking it makes my home smells fantastic! They are so addictive!
These really look and sound delicious. Your cookies would last minutes in my house. They were a wonderful choice for today's challenge. Have a wonderful weekend. Blessings…Mary
Beautiful and truly American … peanut butter cookies! You've done an excellent job of pulling 'the quintessential Martha cookie' ! She is a force to be reckoned with here in the States. The only person I know of on another shore that comes close is Nigella Lawson …
I don't actually like peanut butter but tried peanut butter cookies once, made by a friend and really loved them. I guess you could cut down on th sugar if you use the peanut butter we have here?
Actually I could just have eaten that peanut butter straight out of the jar and foregone the cookies! MMm I had forgotten how absolutely the stuff is!!
I thought of Nigella too but she doesn't have the homemaker talents that Martha has. No, I couldn't think of anyone in the UK who can match MS.
Ayak: yes I think if you cut down on the sugar, it would surely work.
thanks everybody, for your lovely comments!
Peanut butter cookies are absolutely a favorite of mine! And they are for sure American through and through. What a great choice!
You have made one of the all time favorite cookies here in America. I have been traveling for the last 3 weeks on a motorcyle trip with my Turkish friend Tulin. She and I have gone with our husbands to Alaska and the Pacific NW. I love her cooking and hope to go to Turkey with her next year. Or the next. Thanks for your kind words.
Wonderful! Thank you so much for posting this! I LOVE peanut butter cookies but I haven't made them in I don't know how long because every recipe I've found calls for Crisco, this weird lard thing you get in America. I hate that stuff, and thought I was destined to never eat peanut butter cookies in Turkey until today! Yahooooo! I'm bookmarking this for the weekend!
Thank you, everybody!I'm glad they are as American as I think they are! Gosh, Penny, that sounds adventurous! You must let me know if and when you come!
Hi Barbara! I remember that name Crisco from some time in my childhood when we lived in LA. What is it???? You know, I'm not at all sure I know what lard is either. Happy baking!