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Molasses lemonade?? That sounds very intriguing!! And the cookies sound great (I would cut the butter amount in half though).

OMG, alktraz!!! Pindakaas! Neu smeuiger dan ooit!! When I took my first trip to Europe at age 15, I always had to find peanut butter. Got hooked on yogurt and quark, but couldn't go very long without my pb/pindakaas/Erdnussbutter!

Some people have had good results using methods like EFT (emofree.com) to help with cravings/addictions. I wonder if that would help Ed and others.

I do eat peanut butter even while trying to lose, and because it's high in calories and fat and protein (not wicked high in protein, but high enough relative to the fat) that it's a great snack (either plain or on an apple or a slice of that very thin, dense, perfectly square whole grain bread). But everybody is different and if a jar of pb is too deadly to have around, then don't torture yourself. I think THE MOST helpful dieting maneuver for me is to have dinner pretty early in the evening, preferably by 6 and not a heavy meal, and then not eat anything else the rest of the evening. A few nights a week I have a strenuous karate workout so I don't eat before hand, then have some vegetables and some yogurt, or a homemade fruit smoothie when I get home. If I absolutely have to have something later in the evening - hot cocoa! 12 oz milk, 1 heaping tsp cocoa, 2 tsp sugar. Good protein, not too high in calories, and it fills the chocolate void too.

This sounds heavenly. I think you would find the frosting could tolerate a heavy reduction in butter though. I would reduce it to 1/4 cup and probably use 3 cups of powdered sugar. Love butter but this is serious overkill.

It sounds delicious!

What is the yogurt for?

Wow - is Callebaut really that awesome?! Where do you buy it? I poked around after reading these comments and find it is insanely expensive. Amazon claims to sell 11 pounds for $65, but the photo is of a 1-kg bag (as is the photo for the 2.2 lb bag). If it really is 11 pounds that wouldn't be too bad.

MCM

Being a peanut butter fanatic and a huge peanut butter cookie fan, I grabbed this recipe and went to work. My judging audience are the members of my Wednesday night "Pastry Meeting", and their reviews were mixed and surprising. Some that DON"T like peanut butter cookies LIKED these a lot, and others who preferred my version "without" the chewy aspect gave these a thumbs down. I myself had mixed emotions, but did enjoy the cookies. Thanks for a different take on a great classic.

The first time by accident, and since then on purpose, I've been leaving the vanilla out of peanut butter cookies. I feel a subtle aspect of the peanut flavor comes through better.

Re: Easiest Bestest PB Cookies....
No flour? That would be great, but I'm just double checking to make sure it's right....if it is, thanks!

What about seeds? I'm assuming for those interested in getting a vegetable source of protein that seeds, like pumpkin or sunflower, would be okay. If nothing else, it may prove a helpful substitute between peanut or tree nut binges. And since they've started selling sunflower seed butter at my local grocery store, it seems to be becoming more commonplace.

I'm pregnant with our first and I eat peanut butter every day. I'm vegetarian and tell myself that I can't feel guilty about a great protein source.

I have been skeptical about this study since I first heard about it. Since when does eating nuts cause asthma? Out mothers ate nuts when they were pregnant and my generation doesn't have the rate of asthma like the generation today.

I guess it is easier and more convenient to forget other factors that are obviously linked. Never mind all of the chemicals we introduce into our homes, the artificial foods we eat, and the general lack of exercise and activity we're giving our children.

Oh no. Peanut butter is the bad guy.