Peanut Butter Cookies
The perfect old fashioned homemade Peanut Butter Cookie that is moist, soft, rich and delicious.
Servings: 24
Calories:
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 large egg room temperature
Instructions
- In a large bowl: add softened butter, sugar and brown sugar. Use a hand held mixer; beat until smooth. Add egg and beat a bit more. Add peanut butter, vanilla extract and continue to mix until smooth.
- Add flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and mix until well combined. Place the batter in the refrigerator for at least 60 minutes or until firm. Optional: refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Place parchment paper on a baking sheet.
- Remove the cookie dough from the refrigerator. If overnight, let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Scoop out 2 tbsp of dough. Use damp hands to roll into a ball. Transfer the cookie to the cookie sheet, spacing them 2" apart. Use a fork to flatten each ball and create a crisscross pattern.After you make 12 cookie; Put the rest of the dough back in the refrigerator until you are ready for the next batch (you do not want the batter to reach room temperature).
- Bake for 11-13 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet for 5-6 minutes before transferring to a baking rack. Repeat steps with the rest of the dough. You should have about 2 dozen cookies.