Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
Servings 24 Cookies +/-
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Hand mixer
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
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat or parchment paper.
- 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.