Irresistibly Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies
Equipment
- 2 tablespoon cookie scoop
- Lined sheet pan
- Stand mixer with paddle attachment
- Mixing Bowl
- Cooling rack
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup butter unsalted, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup sugar for rolling, optional
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
- In a stand mixer with paddle attachment, on medium-high speed, beat the butter until smooth. Add the peanut butter and beat until smooth.
- Add the sugars and continue to beat until evenly mixed. Add the eggs one at a time waiting a minute between the eggs. Add the vanilla.
- Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture. Only mix until all of the ingredients are incorporated. Transferred to the mixing bowl, cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F or gas mark 4.
- Using a cookie scoop roll out 2 tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball. If you are rolling the dough in sugar then place on the lined sheet pan. Using a fork or bottom of a glass flatten the cookie dough. Dip the fork or glass bottom in sugar after each impression.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the edges start getting darker in color. Allow to cool for 2 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 133mgPotassium: 69mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 171IUCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg
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