Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 egg

1 1/4 cup flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

Method

1 Beat the butter until creamy, 2 minutes. Add the sugars, beat for 2 more minutes. Mix in the peanut butter and egg. Mix together the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar butter mixture.

2 Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate at least 3 hours.

For chewier cookies, bake at 300°F for 15 minutes.

Yield: Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Here's a list of interesting trivia about peanuts and peanut butter: definitely the kind of stuff you want to say at bar or parties to pick up girls!

Peanut Trivia: Did you know?

The two major peanut producers in the US are, in order, Georgia and Texas; peanuts are also Georgia's official state crop, with at least 50% of the production being used for peanut butter

Other minor peanut producers are Alabama, Florida, North and South Carolina, Oklahoma and Virginia

An 18oz jar of peanut butter needs 850 peanuts to be made

The USA produce about 6% of the world's crop of peanuts: by comparison India and China, together, produce about 70%

About 65% of those peanuts are used worldwide for the production of peanut oil; another 20% is used for the production of candy

Peanut oil accounts for 8% of the worldwide edible oil prod ... Read more »

As many as one-and-a-half million peoples are allergic to peanuts and could be risking their lives with each peanut butter and jelly sandwich.So serious can this allergy be that it accounts for over three-fourths of all deaths related to food allergies each year.SymptomsAn allergy to peanut butter typically manifests at some point during early childhood. In fact, the initial occurrence of symptoms develops by the age of two for most of those peanut allergy sufferers. The initial warning signs of an allergic reaction to peanut butter can be as easy to underestimate as a runny nose or a skin rash that can be found on part of the body.A more uncommon symptom that usually gets one's attention is a tingling sensation on the tongue. The real danger involved in an allergic reaction is that these rather mundane symptoms very rapidly and without warning of the seriousness of the situation evolve into far more dangerous manifestations such as trouble breathing, a swelling of t ... Read more »

Calories -189

Fat - 16.26g

Carbs - 6g

Protein - 8.23g

There are 189 calories in 2 tablespoons of Smooth Peanut Butter (Vitamin and Mineral Fortified). Calorie breakdown: 72% fat, 13% carbs, 15% protein.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 2 tbsps

Amount Per Serving
Calories 189    Calories from Fat 146
 

                                % Daily Values*
Total Fat                    -  16.26g 25%
  Saturated Fat           -  3.24g 16%
  Polyunsaturated Fat    - 4.431g  
  Monounsaturated Fat  - 7.946g  
Cholesterol 0mg        - 0%
Sodium 134m ... Read more »