On the subject of PB cookies

somdfunguy

somdfunguy

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The early peanut butter cookies were rolled thin and cut into shapes. They were also dropped and made into balls. They did not have fork marks. The first reference to the famous criss-cross marks created with fork tines was published in the Schenectady Gazette on July 1, 1932. The Peanut Butter Cookies recipe said "Shape into balls and after placing them on the cookie sheet, press each one down with a fork, first one way and then the other, so they look like squares on waffles." Pillsbury, one of the large flour producers, popularized the use of the fork in the 1930s. The Peanut Butter Balls recipe in the 1933 edition of Pillsbury's Balanced Recipes instructed the cook to press the cookies using fork tines. The 1932 or 1933 recipes do not explain why this advice is given, though: peanut butter cookie dough is dense, and without being pressed, it will not cook evenly. Using a fork to press the dough is a convenience; bakers can also use a cookie shovel
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b23hqb

b23hqb

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Shove it, shovel it, whatever. PB cookies, forked, barely last about as long as it takes to get them out of the oven in our house.

Another month and our then-to-be two-year old grandson will be able to try PB for the first time, according to his pediatrician. That should create even more of a demand for the darned things.:yahoo:
 
lovinmaryland

lovinmaryland

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Ive noticed if you dont kriss kross them w/ a fork they dont spread as well. I figured that was the reason for the k/k. :shrug:
 
SoMDGirl42

SoMDGirl42

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vraiblonde said:
Why do we do the fork crisscross thing on them? Is there a reason?
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So I can pick out my favorite cookie amoungst all the other non-crissrossed cookies. PB cookies :drool:

So disappointing when you look in and don't see one with the crisscrosses, so you pick one you think is a sugar cookie, then BAM, it's PB! :yahoo:
 
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