Cayenne Peanut Butter Cookies

"A pinch of cayenne pepper turns a classic peanut butter cookie into something with a little more personality, just enough warmth to notice after the sweetness hits. Chopped roasted salted peanuts add crunch throughout the dough, and there’s no chilling it before it goes in the oven. Twelve to fourteen minutes in the oven gets you soft-centered cookies with crisp, golden edges, ready for a cookie tray in under an hour start to finish. A classic peanut butter cookie is a recipe most of us already know by heart. This one started because our family can’t keep a bag of salt and pepper peanuts around the house without finishing it in a day, and I wanted that same salty, slightly spicy snap in cookie form. "

Preparation Time20 min

Cooking Time12 min