Tasty Cannabis Peanut Butter Cookies

If you’re looking for the perfect intersection of a food that will give you a sense of nostalgia and get you high, look no further than the peanut butter cookie.

Since various US states have legalized cannabis, edibles such as store-bought gummies or home-made brownies have become more popular.

Although it may take some time, cooking with cannabis is easy and allows you to make delicious THC-rich dishes. Edibles unfortunately don’t give the user the same immediate high as other marijuana consumption methods, but they last much longer and produce a more sedative feeling.

Cooking with cannabis: tips and common mistakes

Cookies with cannabis peanut butter are simple to make, but there are a few things to consider.

Top tips for cooking with weed

• Keep a close watch on your cannabutter while it cooks. Stir it occasionally to avoid burning, as the process takes several hours.
• Top-shelf blooms should not be used for cooking. Because of the lengthy steeping period, a significant percentage of the flower’s THC, cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids is absorbed; therefore a lot will be lost on edibles.
• Know where your edibles were grown. Make your own edibles or just consume those produced by people you can trust.

Common mistakes and how to avoid them

• You must decarboxylate your cannabis before cooking with it in order to activate the THC.
• They’re not waiting for the effects to kick in. If you eat edibles too quickly out of impatience, as it can take anywhere from thirty minutes to two hours or more for the effect to take hold, overdosing on edibles is a genuine danger.
• Not eating first. It’s best not to eat edibles when you’re hungry.
• Driving under the influence of marijuana. After eating edibles, do not attempt to drive a car or operate any other equipment.

Why decarboxylation is important

An important step to take before making cannabis-laced peanut butter cookies is decarboxylating your weed. By taking this crucial step, you are then able to activate the THC.

The THC in cannabis must be cooked out of the plant to become active.

The decarboxylation of THC-A to THC is known as decarboxylation. To do so, you must first Decarboxylate it by baking it in a oven.

Our guide on how to decarboxylate cannabis for edibles will tell you everything you need to know.

How to make cannabutter

The process of decarboxylating cannabis turns it into cannabutter, which can be used in weed-infused peanut butter cookies, among other things. Cannabutter is a food ingredient that contains cannabis, and it’s often used in desserts like cookies or brownies.

Although there are several methods to prepare cannabutter, the most effortless is with a saucepan.

This is a clear and easy cannabutter recipe that only requires a saucepan:

Ingredients

• 3-14 grams of ground, decarboxylated cannabis (depending on your desired dosage)
• 2 sticks (one cup) of butter
• Water
• Cheesecloth
• Storage container

Instruction

• To make your sauce, begin by simmering a cup of water and two sticks of butter in a saucepan.
• In a large saucepan, start boiling the ingredients. Then add in the decarboxylated cannabis and let it simmer on low heat for 30-60 minutes while stirring occasionally.
• Let the mixture cool for two to three hours after removing it from the heat.
• Strain the liquid through a cheesecloth to remove any remaining solids.
• Congratulations! You’ve now created a strong cannabutter that may be used in any edible recipe.

How much weed should I use?

Edible marijuana, like any other cannabis product, must be dosed correctly. When compared to smoking marijuana, edibles take longer to act and have a more potent effect. If you don’t get the dosage correct, you might wind up with a stronger reaction than you intended.

If you want to make cannabis-infused butter, a mild dose would be using three grams per cup of butter. If you’re looking for something stronger that will have medicinal properties, 14 grams per cup is necessary.

Keep in mind that this is more art than science. Since the THC levels in homegrown edibles hinge on numerous factors, like your own threshold, it might be tricky to know exactly how much you’re taking in. To play it safe, begin with half or a quarter of a cookie and go up gradually as you get comfortable with eating edibles.

Keep your weed-infused peanut butter cookies away from kids, as they might mistake it for a tasty treat instead of dangerous drugs!

How to make weed peanut butter cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cannabis infused butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
• 1/2 cup peanut butter see note above
• 1 egg large
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

• In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together until combined. Set it to the side for now.
• Cream the butter until light and fluffy.
• mix the brown sugar and white sugar until they are combined well.
• Add the peanut butter and egg to the mixture in the lower mixer speed.
• Gently fold in the dry ingredients until they are evenly distributed.
• Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least three hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Gather the dough into small balls, around 24. Make sure they have a bit of space between them on the baking sheet, no more than 2 inches.
• Use a fork to press down on the cookies in a crisscross pattern.
• Bake for about 10 minutes or until light brown.
• Remove from oven and let cool for 1 minute before transferring to a wire rack to cool fully.

Leave the cookies to cool on a wire rack before eating. They’ll be ready to eat after that! Just keep in mind that more isn’t always better; if you don’t know what will happen, start with half a cookie and see how it goes. Try no more than one hour after consuming the first time.