Hey everyone! It’s time for another installment of Holler Meets Hollywood, my series of recipe reviews from Paul Hollywood’s Bake. To check out past reviews, go here.
These Peanut Butter Cookies have been on my radar since I first acquired this cookbook. The ingredients are fairly simple, the directions are straightforward, and I happen to like peanut butter cookies. I planned to make these during the holiday season but I never got around to it since I was baking so much other stuff.
As with other Paul Hollywood recipes that I’ve made, I watched his YouTube video for this recipe before preparing. He described these cookies as “moreish”. This was not a word I was familiar with but after looking it up and finding that it means “having a very pleasant taste and making you want to eat more”, I have to agree it describes them perfectly.
These cookies look a bit different than their American cousins. Most peanut butter cookies that I have experienced are made by dropping a scoop of dough onto the cookie sheet then doing a crisscross pattern with a fork to flatten them out. Paul’s instructions are to form the dough into a roll, chill, and then slice the dough into cookies. It makes for a larger, thicker cookie than what I usually make. In the video, Paul says you can divide the dough into two rolls for smaller cookies and I think that’s what I will do in the future.
The cookies are soft and have a yummy peanut butter taste. I definitely recommend!
My review:
Difficulty: I’m calling this one easy. The most technical piece if you can call it that is rolling the dough into a log shaped loaf to chill. I pulled out a ruler to try to get the dimensions that Paul suggested.
Ingredients: Except for chopped peanuts, I had everything already in my kitchen to make these.
Equipment needed: Nothing special needed here really. I always suggest having a food scale like this one for Paul’s recipes because everything is measured in grams. You’ll need parchment paper or cling wrap to wrap your dough in while it chills.
To watch Paul make these on YouTube, go here.
For Paul’s book, go here.
From the heart and from the holler,
Minda
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