Sweet Melissa Sundays Rewind – Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
I have been a bit of a slacker with regards to my Sweet Melissa Sundays posts. So get ready to see them featured on A Chica Bakes a lot more, as I will be trying my best to bake along with current selections and make-up for some I missed last year.
This pick for Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies was made by Stephanie of Ice Cream Before Dinner last August. And what a great one it was. This recipe is a winner on multiple fronts – super simple (and few ingredients), short baking time and amazing flavor. These cookies taste better than ANY store bought peanut butter cookie. If anyone wants to challenge me on this one, well…go right ahead. Peanut butter plays the leading role and the flavor comes through beautifully in the finished product.
Now for them to be truly chewy, Murphy suggests these bake for only 10 minutes. In my opinion, that’s a bit short. When I checked mine after 10 minutes they were definitely soft but a bit too underdone for my taste. So I let mine go a little longer. A day later they were no longer chewy but tasted just as good as when they were right out of the oven.
Make sure to give this recipe a try and indulge in your own peanut butter fantasy. For the recipe click here or pick up a copy of the Sweet Melissa Baking Book.
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Katiecakes — January 11, 2010 @ 7:30 am
I loved these cookies when I made them. So glad you decided to do a rewind. I've got a few earmarked that I missed too!Katie xox
Paris Pastry — January 11, 2010 @ 12:08 pm
Thanks for posting this! I've been looking to try a good peanut butter cookie recipe, and I'm quite picky when it comes to those, so I will definitely give this recipe a try! Have a good week!
CookiePie — January 11, 2010 @ 5:25 pm
Gorgeous! I love Sweet Melissa's cookies (I live down the block!) – have to try this recipe. Yours look so pretty!
SingForYourSupper — January 11, 2010 @ 8:18 pm
YUM! These look great! I think I need to get myself her book – everything in it looks so good!
Shandy — January 11, 2010 @ 10:15 pm
YUM! I love all things peanut butter and these cookies look so good! I just enjoy the stuffings out of your blog. You are always so cheerful and a wonderful baking buddy =)
Teanna — January 11, 2010 @ 10:44 pm
Chewy or not, these look SO perfectly delicious!
Tracey — January 11, 2010 @ 11:04 pm
Your cookies look wonderful! I liked these a lot too. Thanks for the reminder that I should make them again soon!
Shandy — January 11, 2010 @ 11:40 pm
Aaahhh! Thank you for the baking buddy hugs! I think we are all hard on ourselves at times and just need a wake up call from our baking buddies =), Shandy
5 Star Foodie — January 12, 2010 @ 2:46 pm
These look scrumptious, love the pb flavor!
Kim — January 12, 2010 @ 6:09 pm
I love peanut butter cookies. These look wonderful.
Mireya — January 12, 2010 @ 6:14 pm
These look perfect!
Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction — January 13, 2010 @ 4:57 am
Beautiful cookies… I love the criss-cross pattern on top. They look like the ones my grandmother makes!
Bren — January 14, 2010 @ 6:39 pm
girl, i just love me some pb cookies!!!! can u believe i've never made them!! loooove!
Brittany — January 16, 2010 @ 5:36 am
oh goodness… there are so many recipe you posted that I want to try! Super yummy pics of EVERYTHING!! How is a girl to choose where to start!
Sarah — January 16, 2010 @ 1:53 pm
These were really delicious cookies, I'm glad you finally got to make them! As I recall, 10 minutes was a little short for me too, I think I did around 12. I haven't made a pb cookie in a long time… Hmm… Have you made the pb milk chocolate cookies from Baked? They are unbelievable.
Paris Pastry — January 21, 2010 @ 11:52 am
I just made these and they were fantastic! Sooo incredibly chewy. Thanks for posting!