Classic Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe [+Video]

Looking for the perfect peanut butter cookie recipe? Look no further! These classic peanut butter cookies are easy to make and sure to be a hit with the whole family. They are soft and chewy and everything you want in a peanut butter cookie!

I originally wrote this post for classic peanut butter cookies and then had the feeling that I should dedicate this post to my parents, and I try to always follow those little feelings. Thank you for taking the time to always encourage, patiently teach and most of all love me through anything and everything. You gave me the wings to fly anywhere and become anything.

Music and food. Two things that store up memories like nothing else. I can love a book but never remember what was going on when I was reading it. A certain song though, well suddenly I’m right back in college teaching a Pilates class, or driving to a marching band practice. Yup. Totally did that. haha, but seriously, music and food bring back so many memories and I bet a few of you have one attached to classic peanut butter cookies.

Making Memories in the Kitchen

This may seem ridiculous to some of you, but I so badly wanted to feel like I could do things on my own as a kid. With siblings much older than me I watched them doing all sorts of fun and cool things and I just wanted to be big like them. I know, I should have been more content with being little because looking back I am bummed I didn’t take more advantage of being carefree. Either way, I distinctly remember my mom making peanut butter cookies one day and she let me sit up on a stool and help her make the criss-cross pattern with a fork on top of the cookie dough.

How silly, a fork to press a pattern into a cookie and warm memories attached to just that. I can see the same desire in our oldest and I struggle as a mom to let her, even encourage her to be little and at the same time push her to be more and more responsible each year. It’s in these little moments that I feel balanced, a mom having fun and being little alongside her daughter and still teaching her as a mother should.

I first teach her that it’s all about the softened butter. Not melted, and not cold, perfectly soft where you see your fingerprint and indentation in the butter. Then whip it, forcing air into the sugar and butter for a fluffier cookie. I also tell her that there’s nothing more important in baking than first following the recipe, and second measuring correctly. Wet ingredients in a glass measuring cup, dry in regular cups. Flour MUST be measured just like in our tutorial.

And in the end, the fork comes out for the indentations just like Mom taught me. She’s a good mom like that.

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

There’s just one unexpected ingredient in these cookies, but I swear to you it will make all the difference! The rest of the ingredients will be in your pantry already. Here is what you’ll need:

• Butter: I prefer to use unsalted butter. Make sure it

Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff

Our easy Ground Beef Stroganoff features flavorful ground beef, rich mushrooms, a silky cream sauce and a dollop of sour cream! It’s a family favorite recipe!

Ground Beef Stroganoff is one our go-to family meals for when you just don’t want to think. Is anyone else feeling like they’ve made 5 billion meals in 2020? Every day everyone wanted to eat, and not just eat, but 3 meals a day!

AND!! I’m a food blogger!! This is my job! But my goodness, someone feed these people!

Fine, I’ll do it. But I’m making Homemade Beef Stroganoff again because it’s ready in LESS THAN 25 MINUTES!

Ground Beef Stroganoff Ingredients

Despite how luxurious the beef stroganoff sauce tastes, it’s actually made with everyday ingredients you have in your pantry! Here’s what you’ll need to make this ground beef dinner recipe:

• Egg Noodles: We like the texture and flavor of the egg noodles with the sauce but any pasta will work fine.
• Ground Beef: We prefer 80/20 or 85/15 for maximum flavor.
• Onions: a yellow onion works great and dice it small
• Seasonings: Garlic Powder, Paprika, Salt, Black Pepper, Dried Parsley Flakes, Onion Powder
• Thyme: We prefer fresh thyme but if you need to use dried, use 1/2 teaspoon.
• Butter: helps sauté the mushrooms and then mixes with the flour to create a roux for the sauce
• Cremini Mushrooms: sliced thin
• Flour: just regular all purpose flour is all you need
• Beef Broth: creates the base for the sauce, use low sodium beef broth if you want to reduce the salt
• Worcestershire Sauce: adds rich umami flavor
• Sour Cream: adds creaminess
• Fresh Parsley: used for garnish

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

How to Make Ground Beef Stroganoff From Scratch

You are going to love me when you see how easy this beef stroganoff recipe is! It’s ready in as much time as it takes to boil noodles!

1. Start your egg noodles cooking in salted water.
2. Sauté the onions in a large skillet or shallow dutch oven over medium high heat on the stove top and then add the seasonings. Cook until browned and then drain the grease and remove everything to a bowl.
3. Add the butter to the pan and then add mushrooms to caramelize. Then add the flour and stir for a minute or so to cook the flour taste out.
4. Pour in the beef broth and Worcestershire and whisk everything together. Simmer a few minutes to thicken. Add in the sour cream and stir everything together.
   • PRO TIP: You’ve just made homemade cream of mushroom soup and it’s so much better made from scratch!
5. Serve over egg noodles in a large pan and top with fresh parsley.

All of the instructions in complete detail

Most Delicious Sausage Cheesy Breakfast Soufflé [+Video]

Cheese soufflé made from 4 different cheeses, sausage and eggs makes the best breakfast casserole of all time! I love it so much and keep going back for more!

Well, I don’t even know what I need to say about this one other than, it’s pure cheese, folks, and I’m not talking about my jokes. Ohhhhh, whomp whomp. Haha, I couldn’t help it.

This is a very old recipe from my family that for once isn’t my mom’s. In fact, I’m not even sure if she makes it at all. But we eat it when we visit my aunt and when I say eat it, I mean, DEVOUR IT.

I know, it looks unassuming and no, I don’t have any idea how I’ll convince you to try it, but you must. You really, really must, because it is the most melt in your mouth breakfast casserole you’ll ever consume. And best of all, you can easily change it to your own liking. Pepper jack cheese? Great idea. Bacon or ham? Bring it on.

This is going in your recipe box, and you’ll be making it until the cows come home. Or so my ancestors would have said.

What Ingredients are Needed for a Cheesy Egg Soufflé?

You’ll be hitting your cheese and dairy sections at the grocery store for this one! For the cheeses, I like to buy them in bricks and grate it on my own. They melt together so much better than the pre-shredded cheese. And you know I always go with Tillamook! Here is your grocery list:

• Sausage
• Monterey Jack Cheese
• Cheddar Cheese (sharp)
• Mozzarella Cheese
• Milk
• All Purpose Flour
• Cottage Cheese (full fat, low fat or fat free all work great)
• Eggs
• Butter
• Green Chiles

The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card below.

How to Make a Cheese Soufflé

The steps for making a breakfast cheese soufflé recipe are few and simple. It only takes about 10 minutes to prep and then 50 minutes to bake. Here are the basic steps:

• Spread half of the melted butter in your baking dish and be sure to brush the sides with the butter as well.
• Combine all the ingredients (including the remaining butter) in a large bowl and stir it well.
• Pour the egg mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake. It should be golden brown and a knife poked in the middle comes out clean.

The instructions can also be found in the recipe card down below.

 Watch How This Cheesy Egg Souffle Recipe is Made…

Birthday Cake Protein Balls

Looking for a quick and simple way to satisfy your sweet tooth and get a boost of protein? These easy no bake birthday cake protein balls are the perfect healthy snack option! Whip up a batch in minutes and enjoy the delicious and energizing benefits.

I am always looking for fun new snacks for my kiddos that are healthy and delicious. I love to have these cake batter energy balls ready for them when they get home from school or as a fun surprise in their lunch box. They taste just like a bite of birthday cake!

Ingredients for Cake Batter Protein Balls

I always like to see a quick overview of the ingredients in a recipe before I get into the details, so here is a quick glance of what you’ll need for this protein balls recipe. We love all the wholesome ingredients…

• Cashew Butter: can be store bought or made at home from whole cashews
• Honey: acts as a natural sweetener
• Vanilla or Cake Batter Protein Powder: grab any brand that is your favorite
• Oat Flour: you can buy it at the store or make your own from old fashioned oats (see section below)
• Almond Extract: adds that signature birthday cake flavor
• Vanilla Extract: adds flavor
• Sprinkles: Makes the protein bites so fun for the kiddos and the crunchy texture they add are so dang satisfying!

The measurements for all the ingredients can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post. The recipe is easily scalable to make more protein energy balls if desired.

How to Make No Bake Protein Balls

1. Mix: Add all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl and stir with a wooden spoon until thoroughly combined.
2. Form: Use a cookie scoop to form balls out of the mixture and roll the balls in more sprinkles if desired.

The complete recipe can be found in the recipe card down below.

How to Make Cashew Butter

Whole cashews can be made into cashew butter by pulsing them in a food processor or by blending in a blender. If you want to make 1 cup of cashew butter, you will need 2 cups of whole cashews. Cashew butter has a more neutral flavor that really lets the cake batter flavored protein powder shine.

How to Make Oat Flour

It is super easy to make oat flour at home using old fashioned rolled oats. You can use a 1:1 ratio, meaning if you need 1 cup of oat flour, you need to use 1 cup of old fashioned oats. Use a food processor or blender to pulse the oats until they are powder.

My Favorite Protein Powder

If you go with vanilla protein powder, any brand will do. If you want more of that cake batter flavor, Just Ingredients and Clean Simple Eats both have cake batter flavored protein powder that are both really tasty.

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Welcome to the weekend, my friends! This is the last week of my vacation from work and I plan to make the most of it. My brother and his wife are planning to drive up from Georgia and enjoy the snow with us. (I’m praying that the weather won’t impact that too much!) There will be lots of card games and puzzles (because I make everyone do them with me now.), video games and laughter, as well as oh-so-many of our favorite foods.

I’ll be back in the “work” kitchen next week, ready to share a bunch of new recipes with you. In the meantime, as always, if you have recipe questions, leave a comment on the recipe post and I’ll do my best to answer as I’m able.

ON OUR MENU THIS WEEK: We’ll be spending a few mornings this week brunching at home and at the top of the meal request list was a breakfast hash topped with a fried egg. This is a savory breakfast lover’s dream of a meal. (There are several hash recipes to choose from on the website, as this is a long-time favorite for breakfasts and for dinner.)

And for the sweet cravings, these Cranberry Pancakes are going to happen and I’m making a batch of my Grandma’s Orange Sauce to top them.

The theme of this week is snow, snow, SNOW. So, my meal plan is all about the warm comfort foods. I’ll be making my Aunt Judy’s Creamy Vegetable Soup (oh, my gosh, it’s SO GOOD!) and a big pot of Lasagna Soup as well. 

Spicy chile sauce meets up with creamy refried beans and plenty of cheese to make these Red Chile Chicken Burritos. One bite was all it took and we were hooked. These are not little burritos that you’ll be holding in your hand to eat. These burritos will have you grabbing a plate and a fork and diving right into that creamy, cheesy, chicken-filled awesomeness.

Creamy, rich, and saucy, Stovetop Mac and Cheese was another request and I’ll be cooking up some Garlic Butter Steak Bites to serve alongside it. I’m thinking some Roasted Brussels Sprouts will be perfect with that meal.

We’ll also be making Chicken Cordon Bleu Sliders (from my first cookbook) and of course, (no surprise here) Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Sandwiches.

There’s a never-ending container of Read more