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Peanut Butter Cookies

These peanut butter cookies are a classic recipe that you need to keep in your recipe book!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Peanut Butter Cookies
Servings: 45 Cookies
Calories: 1kcal
Cost: $5-10

Equipment

  • Small mixing bowl
  • A small whisk
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • A stand mixer with a paddle attachment (or a medium mixing bowl and a hand mixer)
  • A large baking sheet
  • A fork (for pressing your cookie balls)

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cup All Purpose Flour
  • ¾ tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ tsp Sea Salt
  • ½ cup Butter – Softened
  • ½ cup Peanut butter or other nut butter of choice
  • ½ cup Cane Sugar
  • ½ cup Packed Brown Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • ½ tsp Vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 375℉
  • In a small mixing bowl, whisk together all purpose flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat butter for 1-2 minutes on a medium speed.
  • Add peanut butter, and both sugars to your stand mixer and beat until fluffy.
  • Once fluffy, add the egg and vanilla and mix until well incorporated.
  • Add the flour mixture on a low speed and beat until all of the flour is well incorporated.
  • Using your hands or a cookie scoop, shape the dough into one inch balls. Place each ball about two inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • When all of your dough is shaped into balls, use a fork and press the prongs down about halfway through the ball. Press each ball twice with the fork so that you make a checkered pattern on the top of the cookie.
  • Bake for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, remove from the oven and let cool for one minute on the pan before transferring to a cooling rack.
  • Once completely cool, you can store in an airtight container for 3-5 days. For long term storage, you can place these cookies or the uncooked dough into the freezer.