Peanut Butter Cookies With Cayenne

"These have a little heat but are not blow your head off hot. The pepper just adds a new depth of flavor that we found very pleasant."
 
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photo by Dawnab photo by Dawnab
photo by Dawnab
photo by Dawnab photo by Dawnab
Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
24-36 cookies
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Grease cookie sheet.
  • Mix the butter and the sugar until creamy.
  • Add the peanut butter, vanilla, cayenne, salt, and baking soda and mix well.
  • Add the egg and mix it inches.
  • Add the flour, 1/4 cup at a time till all incorporated.
  • Form into 1 inch balls and flatten slightly before placing on the cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.
  • Here's where you make that criss-cross design with the fork if you want.
  • Bake 8 or so minutes for chewy cookies, a bit longer for crunchy cookies.
  • Cool on rack when done.

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Reviews

  1. Super creative recipe and I thought the flavors would be a nice combo. But this just wasn't it. Glad you shared, not a big fan personally.
     
  2. These are great! I made these for a church picnic and they went fast. My whole family likes these even the picky 6 year old. I going through a phase where I'm craving spicy foods....this fits the bill.
     
  3. I like the cayenne in these! Thanks for posting!
     
  4. This recipe ROCKS! What an interesting match of flavors, they work very well together. I used smooth PB cause that's all I had, will make yearly! Dawn
     
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