Peanut Butter Weed Cookies Recipe

Disclaimer: The average preparation time of an hour and forty minutes or more assumes you have cannabutter on hand. If you need to make cannabutter, you can find a guide on how to prepare it here.

Key Takeaways

• Peanut butter weed cookies offer a delightful blend of the creamy taste of peanut butter with the benefits of cannabis. They provide a discreet way to consume cannabis and are tailored to suit different potency needs, making them suitable for various users.
• Preparing and consuming these cookies not only satisfies the palate but also promotes a sense of self-care and wellness. This activity aligns with the ongoing trend of using cooking as a tool for mental and physical well-being.
• Proper storage is crucial to maintaining the quality and safety of the cookies. They should be stored in a cool, dark place and can also be frozen for long-term preservation.

Why Make Peanut Butter Weed Cookies?

Peanut butter weed cookies are cannabis-infused snacks that feature the creamy, sweet taste of peanut butter to complement weed’s wellness attributes. The dreamy experience of weed becomes an experience of delicious decadence and fun, and its potency is easily regulated for any user’s needs.

These products also offer comfort and discretion, as cookies can be easy to ingest without raising suspicion. Being that weed presents wellness advantages, consumers experience a newfound sense of self-care as they consume edibles.

The idea that an activity so easy and pleasant that almost everyone does it can create joy shows just how much we stand to improve our own health based on what we already know. Creative directions in self-care, therefore, are not so much a challenge as an opportunity. By valuing our bodies and minds more, we can reduce suffering and live our best lives.

From journaling to making yoga studio reservations, we can harness our culture of self-care to improve our wellbeing with practices that actually work. Cookies comprise only the simplest ingredients, but they’re such a prevalent and pleasurable part of our lives that it’s easy to underestimate their power.

That’s why it’s less surprising that, as self-care continues to develop, cooking and eating are becoming important healing tools as well.

Peanut Butter Weed Cookies Recipe

Before diving into this creamy recipe, you’ll need to decarboxylate your flower to create cannabutter. You can do this with any type of cannabis strain, each with its own properties.

If you don’t want a high, use some of our CBD flower, like the tasty Lifter strain, a citrusy Sativa with uplifting effects. Or, if you want a mild high, check out the fancy delta-8 THC Bubba Kush, a calming indica with chocolate and coffee hints. Once you choose your favorite strain, infuse butter with it.

To make this, read our detailed guide on how to make CBD butter. After you’ve prepared this delicious infusion, you can start gathering the ingredients for your peanut butter weed cookies recipe.

Servings: 24 cookies Cuisine: Dessert Prep time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup peanut butter (use crunchy peanut butter for a tastier result)
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 1 cup cannabutter

Equipment

• 2 mixing bowls
• Whisk
• Oven
• Baking tray

Step by Step

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Mix the cannabutter, peanut butter, and sugar together. Then, beat in the eggs.
3. In the other bowl, sift the dry ingredients. Then, stir into the butter mixture.
4. Take the dough to the fridge and let it cool for an hour.
5. Roll the peanut butter weed cookie dough into balls and put them on a baking sheet. Use a fork to make a crisscross pattern, pressing on top of the dough.
6. Bake each batch for 10 minutes. The cookies will turn golden brown.
7. Remove from the oven and let cool. Now, enjoy the blissful ride these treats will give you.

How Do You Store Peanut Butter Weed Cookies?

It is important to store the peanut butter weed cookies well; otherwise, they can go bad. Once they have completely cooled on a wire rack, put them in an airtight container (you can separate the cookies with pieces of parchment paper so they don’t stick to one another).

Store them in a cool, dark pantry or cupboard, out of direct sunlight and heat, which can destroy the THC and alter the taste of the cookies. For long-term storage, peanut butter weed cookies can also be frozen. First, wrap each cookie individually in plastic wrap, then place them in a freezer-safe bag or container.

This will keep them fresh for up to three months. Let a cookie thaw at room temperature for a few hours, or heat it up in a low oven to revive that buttery-peanutty taste and texture. Store them in clearly marked containers with the contents labelled and the date they were made.

While you are at it, store your cookies out of reach—not just from looming toddler hands but also from any furry friends who might find themselves considerably higher than their normal morning walk once one of these cookies has found its way into their canine stomach. Don’t forget to mark them ‘do not share with children’ and ‘contain cannabis’ if you don’t want your new marijuana-infused treats falling into the wrong hands later.

Peanut Butter Weed Cookies Recipe: Frequently Asked Questions

Why Do You Criss Cross Peanut Butter Cookies?

Why Are Peanut Butter Cookies Dry?

The most important potential reason that peanut butter cookies can come out dry is the proportion of ingredients used in the cookie. Too much flour or not enough fat (from either the peanut butter or some additional butter) will result in dry cookies. An alternative reason is overbaking, which can make cookies dry quite quickly especially with a drier dough. Make sure your dry ingredients are not overmeasured; Add no more than two additional minutes of baking time. Go for a cookie made with creamy peanut butter rather than chunky, or natural, peanut butter, which can have less fat.

References for the article: 

• https://www.jwu.edu/news/2021/09/7-potential-health-benefits-of-cannabis.html
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3998228/