Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

I recently saw an easy soft peanut butter cookies recipe on Two Peas and Their Pod that looked delicious. The cookies were easy to throw together, smelled heavenly while baking, and tasted perfect with crisp edges and a just-set soft center. They are SO GOOD, especially dipped in ice-cold milk. Needless to say, my kids were thrilled.

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1¼ cups flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• ½ cup creamy peanut butter
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• ½ cup white sugar + 3 tbsp for rolling, divided
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

How to Make Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat.

Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; mix well.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and peanut butter with a hand mixer, until combined.

Beat 1/2 cup of white sugar and the brown sugar until creamy and smooth.

Add the egg and vanilla. Beat until combined.

Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix with a rubber spatula, until just combined.

Make 2 tablespoon-sized balls of dough then roll them in the remaining 3 tablespoons of white sugar.

Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.

Place in the oven to bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes, or until they are golden at the edges and just set. Don’t overbake!

Remove from the oven and let the cookies set on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. Serve with ice-cold milk. Enjoy.