Honey Peanut Butter Cookies are a fascinating twist on a classic cookie. Honey gives a caramelized flavor that really brings out the flavor. These Cookies are deliciously soft and fluffy. Its caramel-like flavor with crunchy peanuts is a pure heaven for your taste buds. This chewy, fluffy, and soft cookie is the one you’ll want to make again and again for your loved ones.
Honey peanut butter cookies are a healthfuly snack that’s perfect for weight watchers. This recipe doesn’t call for any butter, oil, or shortening, so it’s free of any unhealthy fats. The peanut butter in this recipe will stand in for the other fats and oils. This simple recipe calls for only 5 ingredients and produces chewy textured excellent cookies that your family may enjoy on weekends, picnics, or with just a daily cup of tea.
Why you will love this peanut butter cookie recipe
• It’s a low-fat, low-sugar version of cookies that’s perfect for weight watchers and anyone who doesn’t want to eat a lot of sugar or fat during their snack time.
• Unlike other cookie recipes, this one yields exceptionally chewy and fluffy cookies that don’t require as much chilling time.
• We use peanut butter to cover the butter, oil, and shortening in the recipe.
• Honey is a natural sweetener that gives the cookies a richer, deeper flavor that an all-sugar cookie can’t match.
Ingredients
* 1 cup peanut butter
* 1 cup honey
* 1 large egg
* 1½ teaspoon vanilla extract
* ½ teaspoon salt
* ½ teaspoon baking soda
*2 Cups whole wheat flour
Peanut butter: Peanut butter is high in protein and other nutrients that are beneficial to one’s heart and blood sugar levels. It’s an important component in this recipe since it adds richness and sweetness to the cookies. It’s entirely up to you whether you want creamy or crunchy peanut butter.
Honey: Honey improves the aroma of honey peanut butter cookies. Honey’s fructose concentration also allows for more consistent baking at lower temperatures, resulting in a more evenly browned crust.
Egg: Once you smooth the butter and combine with honey beat it with egg until everything is fully combined. Egg gives a nice texture to the cookies. Incase you want to bake some eggless honey peanut butter cookies then add ½ cup butter in room temperature.
Equipment needs:
SunBrand biscuit tray: This recipe was baked using SunBrand biscuit tray. The tray is very sturdy and is made of high quality aluminum. The tray has no trims on one side allowing the cookies to slide out easily after baking.
Bowl: A large bowl to mix all the ingredients together until smooth.
Fork: To press the dough ball to shape before baking.
Nutrition fact:
Per serving: Total fat- 5.1g; cholesterol-8.5mg; Sodium- 97.7mg; Potassium- 14.1mg; total carbohydrates- 16.5g;
How to Bake?
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line the SunBrand biscuit tray with parchment paper
Step 2:
In a large bowl or combine the peanut butter and honey and beat until totally incorporated. Stir in egg and vanilla.
Step 3:
Add the salt, soda and flour and mix until it comes together to form a dough.
Step 4:
Shape dough into small balls and place on the prepared SunBrand biscuit tray. Use fork to lightly press each dough ball down
Step5:
Bake for 10-12 minutes until cookies become slightly golden brown.
How long to store honey peanut butter cookies?
This cookies can last two months of time when stored in an air tight container or in a zip-lock bag. If your cookies have become soggy then it is recommend to just warm the cookies in the microwave before eating.
How to know if the cookies are well baked?
Peanut butter cookies can be baked in as little as 8–10 minutes. The Honey peanut butter cookies has to be soft when they’re done. When they come out of the oven, you don’t want them to be crispy because they’ll harden into rocks once they’ve cooled. They’ll harden up as they cool, and the outsides will get beautiful and crispy, while the insides will remain soft and chewy.
Note: be careful! Don’t over-bake as honey burns more easily than sugar
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