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10 Minute Recipe: Peanut Butter Dip
(for Cookies)
By Howard Charles Best, February 16, 2014
(LLBest.com)
Why do we need a cookie dip? Good question. Cookies are good, but 1) they are a little on the dry side, and 2) they don’t provide a complete form of protein. How about cookies and milk, you may ask? Well, that solves problem #1, but it doesn’t solve problem #2. Besides, cold milk is not good for you. It’s hard to digest, and it contains harmful bacteria.
This recipe, consisting of only 4 ingredients, solves both of these problems in fine style, and the result is very delicious!
As you probably already know, in order to get a complete form of protein without eating meat, you need a meal containing both grains and legumes (peas/beans). For this simple recipe, the trick is to dissolve peanut butter, sugar, and spices in some milk, and to then use the mixture as a dip for cookies. The main ingredient of most cookies is a grain such as wheat. Peanuts are not nuts. They are actually a type of pea! Therefore, peanuts and peanut butter are legumes. Therefore, eating peanut butter and cookies together gives your body a complete form of protein.
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Let’s minimize the number of dirty dishes. Three are all that you need, a bowl, a wire whisk, and a spoon! In order to accomplish this you are going to need a kitchen scale. I got mine from Walmart.™ If I stick a big heavy bowl on top of it, I can zero it in seconds. It costs about US$9.50. The brand is Mainstays™, and it has a 7 pound weighing capacity:
Do not get an electronic scale. They automatically turn off too quickly, and are therefore useless for the method described below.
Makes enough to dip ½ pound (8 ounces) of cookies:
1. Place a 4 cup (1 quart) microwavable bowl on your large kitchen scale.
2. Zero the scale, and add 8 ounces of milk.
3. Add a level ½ teaspoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice.
4. Using a wire whisk, mix in a heaping tablespoon of sugar.
5. Zero the scale, and add 6 ounces of peanut butter by rubbing spoonfuls on the rim of the bowl.
6. Microwave on high until the mixture almost boils over.
7. Using the same spoon, stir in order to cause all of the peanut butter to liquefy.
8. Serve in the microwavable bowl, including the spoon.
I find that the best way to use the dip is to eat one cookie at a time as follows: Drop the cookie into the dip, use the spoon to submerge it, and then use the spoon to eat it.
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