Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
Made with simple ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes, these easy peanut butter cookies are sweet, salty, and perfect for every occasion!
Servings: 24 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 9 Tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar loosely packed
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter See notes
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 egg yolk room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- granulated sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Sift the flours, baking powder, and salt together. Whisk to combine.1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- Cream butter and sugars in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.9 Tablespoons unsalted butter, 1/2 cup light brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- Add the peanut butter, and mix until incorporated.3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- Mix in the egg and vanilla extract. Then, add the flour mixture, and beat until it is well incorporated.1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 large egg, 1 egg yolk
- Scoop the dough with a small ice cream scoop, and roll the dough into balls.
- Place the balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Flatten the cookies with a fork in a crisscross pattern.
- Bake the cookies for about 8-10 minutes. Option: sprinkle each cookie with granulated sugar.granulated sugar for sprinkling
- Allow the cookies to cool completely on baking sheet to set before being transferred to a wire rack.
Notes
Natural peanut butter that separates does not work well for this recipe. For the best results, we prefer to use Skippy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 89mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 197IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg