Mmmmmmm.....the best taste of peanut butter has to be the first fresh, smooth swipe off the top of a newly opened jar. I have fought past roommates for that first taste. Did you know that Peanut Butter is actually native to the Americas, dating back to the Aztecs? They used to grind roasted peanuts down into a paste, thick and probably not real spreadable, and not as sweet as we like it.
George Washington Carver is credited with the modern day invention of peanut butter. In fact, you may call him a peanut expert (and you thought Jimmy Carter held that moniker). He wrote 44 practical bulletins for farmers, in which he included more than 100 peanut recipes. He also kept busy inventing products made from peanuts; everything from cosmetics and paint to plastics and gasoline. Man, where is that formula now,and will my car run on it?
Now whether your preference is smooth or crunchy, you'll garner all the health benefits that peanut butter packs: protein, folate, B3, and antioxidant-p coumaric acid. Watch your labels though, some brands do contain partially hydrogenated oils, and we don't want those pesky trans fatty acids clogging our pipes.
OK, are you ready for the easiest peanut butter cookie EVER??? Are you? Are you ready? Here is the complete recipe. Wait for it......wait for it......
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
The End.
Wait --- what? Yep, that's it. Three little ingredients. 1 cup, 1 cup, 1 egg. Mix it all together, drop on a cookie sheet, and bake at 350 for 10 minutes. You can do the little criss cross thingie if you want. The explanation for those would take a whole entry by itself; but it is interesting if you want to do some reading up on the theories behind it.
