Best 2 High Altitude Peanut Butter Cookies Recipes

Baking at high altitudes can be tricky. The lack of air pressure causes baked goods to rise more quickly, which can lead to a dry, crumbly texture. This is especially true for cookies, which are often delicate and prone to over-baking. However, with a few simple adjustments, it is possible to make delicious, moist peanut butter cookies even at high altitudes. This article will provide you with the best recipe for high altitude peanut butter cookies, along with tips and tricks to ensure that they turn out perfect every time.

Here are our top 2 tried and tested recipes!

HIGH ALTITUDE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

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Melts in your mouth. Recipe adjusted for high altitude (7,500 ft) found this recipe on 1st Traveler's Choice Internet Cookbook.

Provided by Meeka777

Categories Drop Cookies

Time 21m

Yield 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar (less 2 Tablespoons)
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 teaspoons shortening

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in peanut butter, egg, and vanilla. Gradually stir in combined flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well.
Roll heaping teaspoons of dough into 1-1/2-inch balls. Place balls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. (If dough is too soft to roll into balls, refrigerate for 30 minutes.) Dip fork into sugar; press crisscross indentation on each ball, flattening only slightly. Bake 11 to 12 minutes. Let cookies stand on cookie sheets for 2 minutes. Remove cookies to wire rack; cool completely.
Melt semisweet chocolate with 1-1/2 teaspoons shortening in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water. Place melted chocolate in baggie and snip bottom corner to create a small opening. Squeeze slowly to decorate cookies with a dragonfly design or create your own design.
Makes: about 2 to 2-1/2 dozen cookies.

HIGH ALTITUDE GLUTEN-FREE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

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This is a slight adaptation of Bev's wonderful "Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies" recipe #17943. They're naturally gluten-free, with no special ingredients, and they taste like regular peanut butter cookies. I live at about 5200 feet above sea level. I'm adding details on the peanut butter ingredients for a GF (and alergy aware) cookie exchange.

Provided by Jamie B

Categories Dessert

Time 22m

Yield 20 cookies, 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 cup jif creamy peanut butter (* Ingredients at end of directions)
15 tablespoons sugar (1 Tbsp less than 1 cup)
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Steps:

Preheat oven to 355 degrees F.
Mix peanut butter and sugar until smooth.
Beat egg and baking soda.
Add egg mixture to peanut butter mixture, stirring well.
Roll into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place on cookie sheet, leaving room for cookies to grow to almost 3 inches in diameter.
Flatten each ball with tines of fork, making a cross pattern.
Bake until puffed and slightly golden, about 8 - 12 minutes.
Cool for a couple minutes on cookie sheets, then transfer to a rack to finish cooling.
* JIF creamy peanut butter ingredients: roasted peanuts, sugar, contains 2% or less of molasses, fully hydrogenated vegetable oils (rapeseed and soybean), mono- and diglycerides, salt.

Tips:

Measure your ingredients accurately: This is especially important for high-altitude baking, as the measurements need to be precise to ensure the cookies turn out correctly.
Use fresh baking powder and baking soda: Old baking powder and baking soda can lose their potency, which can affect the rise of the cookies.
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy: This will help to incorporate air into the cookies, making them lighter and more tender.
Chill the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes before baking: This will help to prevent the cookies from spreading too much in the oven.
Bake the cookies at the correct temperature and for the correct amount of time: Overbaking the cookies will make them dry and crumbly.

Conclusion:

These high-altitude peanut butter cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. By following the tips above, you can ensure that your cookies turn out perfectly every time.