You’re probably already adding a pinch of salt to your cookie dough or sprinkling flaky sea salt over baked cookies to balance the sweetness. That’s the purpose of miso in cookie dough, to help balance sweetness and bring just a hint of umami that heightens and enhances all the other flavors.

These peanut butter cookies not only require minimal ingredients, but take just half an hour to make and can be customized endlessly.