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    10 Classic Desserts for Any Season

    By | Shine Food – Thu, May 16, 2013 10:11 AM EDT

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    Peanut Butter Cookies
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    Makes 4 dozen

    1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
    1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (not the unsweetened kind)
    1/2 cup ... more 
    Photo by: James Ransom
    Peanut Butter Cookies
    Save and print this recipe on Food52.

    Makes 4 dozen

    1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
    1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (not the unsweetened kind)
    1/2 cup sugar
    1/2 cup light brown sugar
    1 large egg
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1 cup all-purpose flour

    Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cream together the butter and peanut butter. Beat in the two sugars about 3 minutes.
    Beat in the egg and vanilla. Add the salt, baking soda and flour and beat just until combined.
    Give the dough one last fold with a spatula. Arrange heaping teaspoonfuls of the soft dough directly on parchment-lined baking sheets, spaced 2 inches apart. Use the back of a fork dipped in flour to gently flatten each cookie and make a crosshatch pattern.
    Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes, until lightly golden and just firm. less 
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    We're all about seasonal eating around here -- and for good reason. Eating seasonally means you get to savor flavors at their best, and appreciate the ones that won't be around for long. However, as good as a rhubarb pie is in the spring, sometimes you just plain feel like a brownie. And that's okay, too. For days like that, we've rounded up 10 of our most classic desserts that are as timeless as they are delicious.



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