Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

How to make Classic Peanut Butter Cookies:

Step One: Preheat your oven and prepare a baking sheet.

Step Two: In a large stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer cream together your wet ingredients.

Step Three: Next add in egg and vanilla extract and continue to mix.

Step Four: Meanwhile in a separate bowl sift together all of your dry ingredients. Then slowing add into your wet batter.

Step Five: Roll your dough into 1 inch balls.

Step Six: Place on a baking sheet and use a fork to make a criss-cross pattern. Sprinkle cookies with remaining sugar.

Step Seven: Bake for 10 minutes or until cookies just start to look brown.

Cooking Tips:

• Why flatten cookie: peanut butter cookies don’t spread when baking like other cookies would. To make sure they bake well you want to press the cookies down. I used a fork to make the traditional marks on the peanut butter cookies.
• How to make the peanut butter crisscross: it’s actually pretty simple. I just pressed down with a fork and then changed the direction of my fork and pressed again. That’s it!

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie: This cookie is the ultimate. I mean when chocolate is in the title twice you know it’s going to be good. 

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Classic Peanut Butter Cookie

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

resting time

10 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cookie, peanut butter

Servings: 12 cookies

Calories: 303 kcal

Author: Jennie Duncan

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup butter (unsalted and softened)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar (optional for topping)

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a baking sheet lightly with nonstick cooking spray or with parchment paper. 

2. In a large stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer cream together peanut butter, butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add in egg and vanilla extract and continue to mix until creamy and combined. 

3. Meanwhile in a separate bowl sift together your flour, baking soda, and salt. Then slowing add into your wet batter. Scraping sides as needed while you mix. 

4. Roll your dough into 1 inch balls. Place on a baking sheet and use a fork to make a criss-cross pattern. Sprinkle cookies with remaining sugar. 

5. Bake for 10 minutes or until cookies just starts to look brown. Be careful not to over bake these cookies can get hard quickly. Once cooked allow to cool on the pan or on a wire rack for 10 minutes then serve and enjoy. 

Nutrition Facts

Classic Peanut Butter Cookie

Amount Per Serving

Calories 303 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16g 25%

Saturated Fat 6g 30%

Cholesterol 37mg 12%

Sodium 246mg 10%

Potassium 146mg 4%

Total Carbohydrates 34g 11%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 21g

Protein 6g 12%

Vitamin A 5.2%

Calcium 2.6%

Iron 6.7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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