Description
Grandma Carter’s peanut butter cookies honor Southern baking traditions with simple, nostalgic ingredients. Jimmy Carter’s family recipe delivers classic comfort and sweet memories for cookie enthusiasts who appreciate homemade goodness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) peanut butter
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
- 1 egg
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) vanilla extract
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 grams) baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 grams) salt
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and arrange parchment paper on a baking sheet to prevent sticking.
- Mix all ingredients thoroughly in a large mixing bowl until the mixture becomes smooth and uniform, creating a cohesive dough.
- Gently shape the dough into small, uniform spheres approximately 1 inch in diameter, ensuring consistent size for even baking.
- Position each dough ball on the prepared baking sheet, leaving adequate space between them for spreading.
- Using a fork, carefully press down on each ball in a precise crisscross pattern, creating distinctive ridges and flattening the cookies slightly.
- Slide the baking sheet into the preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, watching for delicate golden edges as an indicator of doneness.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, which helps them firm up and prevents breaking.
- Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack, letting them cool completely to achieve the perfect texture and prevent crumbling.
Notes
- Choose natural, creamy peanut butter without added sugar for a more authentic, rich flavor that enhances the cookie’s texture.
- Chill the dough for 15-20 minutes before rolling to prevent sticky hands and create more uniform cookie shapes.
- Swap regular sugar with coconut sugar or monk fruit sweetener for a lower glycemic index and healthier alternative that maintains delicious taste.
- Use gluten-free flour or almond flour to make these cookies suitable for those with gluten sensitivities while keeping the classic peanut butter cookie experience.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 183
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 116 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 16 mg