Tuesday, October 25, 2011

M&Cs: The Chewiest Peanut Butter Cookies


Keeping in line with the Mount Holyoke theme below, I made some peanut butter cookies on Sunday in honor of the MHC tradition of Milk & Cookies (AKA M&Cs), with a recipe stolen from Ramshackle Glam (via Adeline), which I absolutely love.

For cookies, I almost always exclusively follow American-originated recipes: the cookies turn out soft, moist, and most importantly, CHEWY, like the beloved Toll House variety I used to have as a child.  British recipes tend to result in cookies that are slightly too crispy and crunchy to my liking (more akin to biscuits), though if I'm making a cake (especially Victoria sponge), I definitely turn to the wisdom of Mary Berry.

After a very yummy yoga class taught by Lauren on Sunday morning, she, Bindy, John, and I indulged in a sumptuous Sunday roast at The Winchester in Islington.  And while our stomachs groaned at the sight of the dessert menu, I insisted that we needed something sweet and decided to fulfill a craving for peanut butter cookies.  John muttered something about "time constraints", so in an act of defiance, I unfortunately bragged (rather loudly, in fact) that it'd take "20 minutes flat" to produce a batch of warm, chewy cookies.

I spent about 10 minutes looking for my mixer.

So it actually took me thirty minutes, but in the end, I ended up with some delicious, chewy, mouth-wateringly-aromatic peanut butter cookies.  WIN.

Though, when I took them into work, they were enjoyed by all but one - who remarked that they "could be crunchier".  I glowered.

So that got me thinking: how do YOU prefer your cookies?  Crunchy or chewy?  Leave your comments below and I just might send you a batch - just the way you like 'em.
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6 comments

  1. Chewy all the way. Crispy just gets all over the place. I'm going to try this recipe this weekend. Sounds just perfect. YUMMMMMY!

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  2. I miss M&C's! I like softer cookies, with slight crispy edges.

    PS I am loving your posts about being "elfed". You are a lucky girl and your elf sounds awesome!

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  3. I know, I have never felt more undeserving than when these gifts started popping up at my work desk and door! I will have to return the favor to some unassuming MoHo a few years below me ...

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  4. I like my cookies to be slightly crunchy on the outside but doughy, gooey, and delightful once you bite into them! :)

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  5. Kind of sounds like Chef Jeff cookies! Wait ... do you still have Chef Jeff cookies??

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  6. OF COURSE we still have Chef Jeff cookies!! :)

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