Thin Mint Cookies/Samoa's post 29!!

[Uncle Remus]

She's right ya' know.....come on ...PM us your wicked thoughts!!!

Stop, you're gonna get me in trouble.

Hush now.

 

[Uncle Remus]

MonorailMan, there's no flour in that recipe?

Just peanut butter, sugar and an egg?

 

[MonorailMan]

MonorailMan, there's no flour in that recipe?

Just peanut butter, sugar and an egg?

Yep. I was slightly hesitant to try it because of the lack of flour.....but they turned out being some of the best peanut butter cookies I've ever eaten.

 

[Uncle Remus]

Yep. I was slightly hesitant to try it because of the lack of flour.....but they turned out being some of the best peanut butter cookies I've ever eaten.

Hey, that simple bakin' is my kinda recipe, thanks.

 

[rpmdfw]

I thought this might be a good place to post this....


The Easiest Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe....EVAR!

Ingredients
--1 cup of peanut butter
--1 cup of sugar
--1 egg

Put the peanut butter, sugar and egg into a bowl, then mix the ingredients with a wooden spoon until you get a consistent, moist dough-like mixture. Make little walnut-sized balls with the "dough" and put them on a non-stick cookie sheet. Have your oven pre-heated at 350, and bake them for 10-12 minutes. You'll know they're done when the texture goes from shiny to matte, and the tops start to crack just a tiny bit.

Voila! You'll have 18-24 yummy cookies.....and you technically didn't even make a real dough.

TIPS:
--Whatever you do, DO NOT use more than a cup of sugar because the cookies will become gritty.
--I prefer using less than a cup of sugar because I don't like my cookies overly sweet. I usually measure a cup and then take out a few tablespoons before pouring it into the bowl.
--If your balls of dough don't flatten out, it probably means you got the measurements wrong. I "eyeballed" the measurements the last time I made them and they came out round and kinda dry. (When they're done right the outside should be slightly crisp, while the inside is nice and moist.)
--DO NOT use Skippy peanut butter. For some reason, the friend who gave me this recipe said that was the only brand that didn't work well with these cookies. He said, "Even Value Time peanut butter worked......but Skippy not only made them taste nasty, but it also made the house stink while they baked".
--Don't over-mix your ingredients.

Despite all the tips I just gave, these are ridiculously easy to make, and with both prep and bake time they should only take about 15-20 minutes to make.

Paula Deen does this recipe with Splenda on one of her shows. With Splenda and a "no sugar added" peanut butter, it's a great snack for people on South Beach Diets or Atkins.

 

[MonorailMan]

Paula Deen does this recipe with Splenda on one of her shows. With Splenda and a "no sugar added" peanut butter, it's a great snack for people on South Beach Diets or Atkins.

....or diabetics like me.

Wait! Paula made a cookie recipe without butter??? What has the world come to?

 

[rpmdfw]

....or diabetics like me.

Wait! Paula made a cookie recipe without butter??? What has the world come to?

Well, it's got peanut BUTTER. So she's covered.

 

[SanFranciscan]

Paula Deen does this recipe with Splenda on one of her shows. With Splenda and a "no sugar added" peanut butter, it's a great snack for people on South Beach Diets or Atkins.

I don't know all of the medical facts so maybe the people making allegations that Splenda is unsafe are just telling us that the sky is falling over nothing. Some of the people that I interviewed about this while working for a market research company claimed that Splenda should never have been put on the market because it is dangerous. Has anyone heard of Splenda causing kidney problems from a reliable source, or have I just gotten wind of an urban legend?

 

[rosiep]

Homemade Samoas (a.k.a. Caramel de-Lites)
Cookies
1 cup butter, soft
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
up to 2 tbsp milk

Preheat oven to 350F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Mix in flour, baking powder and salt at a low speed, followed by the vanilla and milk, adding in the milk as needed to make the dough come together without being sticky (it’s possible you might not need to add milk at all). The dough should come together into a soft, not-too-sticky ball. Add in a bit of extra flour if your dough is very sticky.
Roll the dough (working in two or three batches) out between pieces of wax paper to about 1/4-inch thickness (or slightly less) and use a 1 1/2-inch cookie cutter to make rounds. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and use a knife, or the end of a wide straw, to cut a smaller center hole. Repeat with remaining dough. ( I left out the holes altogether) Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes, until bottoms are lightly browned and cookies are set. Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Topping
3 cups shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)
12-oz good-quality chewy caramels
1/4 tsp salt
3 tbsp milk
8 oz. dark or semisweet chocolate (chocolate chips are ok)

Preheat oven to 300. Spread coconut evenly on a parchment-lined baking sheet (preferably one with sides) and toast 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, until coconut is golden. Cool on baking sheet, stirring occasionally. Set aside. (note- I prefer to pan toast my coconut for better control)Unwrap the caramels and place in a large microwave-safe bowl with milk and salt. Cook on high for 3-4 minutes, stopping to stir a few times to help the caramel melt. When smooth, fold in toasted coconut with a spatula.
Using the spatula or a small offset spatula, spread topping on cooled cookies, using about 2-3 tsp per cookie. Reheat caramel for a few seconds in the microwave if it gets too firm to work with.

While topping sets up, melt chocolate in a small bowl. Heat on high in the microwave in 45 second intervals, stirring thoroughly to prevent scorching. Dip the base of each cookie into the chocolate and place on a clean piece of parchment paper. Transfer all remaining chocolate (or melt a bit of additional chocolate, if necessary) into a piping bag or a ziplock bag with the corner snipped off and drizzle finished cookies with chocolate.
Let chocolate set completely before storing in an airtight container.

Makes about 3 1/2-4 dozen cookies.

Note: These cookies are fairly time consuming to make, but if you take your time and have fun with them, the results will be worth it. That said, if you want something a little bit quicker, try baking a batch of Samoas Bars instead, which require no rolling and cutting of the dough!

 

[rosiep]

Oh Monorail Man.....where are you???? Bring me your leash.

 

[rpmdfw]

Oh Monorail Man.....where are you???? Bring me your leash.

Post pictures of this, please!

 

[jamieandben]

 

[rosiep]

It was his idea not mine...bet ya'll are green eyed with jealousy!

 

[rpmdfw]

It was his idea not mine...bet ya'll are green eyed with jealousy!

Not as jealous as Wally's gonna be.

 

[rosiep]

Tell Wally I 'll take a Mastercard or Visa and change my post to his name....

 

[wallyb]

Tell Wally I 'll take a Mastercard or Visa and change my post to his name....

I'm totally a Thin Mints Guy ...not Samoas.
MM and I are drifting apart


NEXT!

 

[rosiep]

I'm thinking that for Monorail guy in a leash you wouldn't care if they were thin mints or junior mints or maxi pads........

 

[wallyb]

I'm thinking that for Monorail guy in a leash you wouldn't care if they were thin mints or junior mints or maxi pads........

I will not incriminate myself -
especially since I'm a criminal with points now

 

[MonorailMan]

I'm thinking that for Monorail guy in a leash you wouldn't care if they were thin mints or junior mints or maxi pads........

Ohhhh! I want my Thin Mints with wings, please!

So Rosie........would you prefer spiked or studded?
Thank you for posting the recipe. It looks a little time consuming, but I tend to always enjoy myself in the kitchen.

I'm totally a Thin Mints Guy ...not Samoas.
MM and I are drifting apart


NEXT!

Come ooooon! Thin Mints are the "America's sweetheart" of the cookie world. I didn't think that was your style.

 

[mykidsintow]

Ohhhh! I want my Thin Mints with wings, please!

I may make them for you if I can join you for the fun in the kitchen