Description
Make classic peanut butter cookies from scratch with this easy, delicious recipe. These cookies are buttery sweet and packed with peanut flavor. Perfect for any occasion!
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (measure flour by spooning into measuring cup)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Extra granulated sugar for sprinkling over cookies *see note below
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg, vanilla, and peanut butter until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together.
- Add 1/3 of the flour mixture at a time to the wet mixture. Beat just until everything is well mixed. If you have the time, chill the dough for an hour until proceeding to the next step (this is optional but will give you the best results).
- Use a cookie scoop to portion out the cookie dough and place the mounds two inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Alternatively, you can line your cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. If you don’t have a scoop, you can use a spoon to form the dough into balls, using about 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough for each cookie. While you can make larger or smaller cookies, remember to adjust the baking time accordingly.
- Flatten the cookie dough balls in a crisscross pattern using the tines of a fork.
- Sprinkle unbaked cookies with a dusting of granulated sugar. (optional step)
- Bake for 9-10 minutes for a soft, chewy cookie. Bake for 10-12 minutes for a crispier cookie. Allow to cook on pan for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Repeat in batches until all of the cookies are baked. Be sure to refrigerate the remaining dough between batches.
Notes
Regular granulated sugar is fine for sprinkling over the unbaked cookies, but if you have coarse sugar or sparkly sugar like turbinado sugar on hand it will make the cookies extra nice.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes per batch