Peanut Butter Cookies
Simple and easy to make peanut butter cookies. Makes around 30 cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (plus an extra 1/4 cup for rolling)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 350° F, and line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- In a large bowl, or in the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the melted butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg and vanilla. Beat on medium-high speed until smooth.
- Add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture, and mix until just combined.
- Scoop out a heaping tablespoon sized mound of dough and roll it into a ball. Roll the ball in the 1/4 cup of granulated sugar until coated.
- Place the dough balls onto the parchment lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Use a fork to create crosshatch lines on the top of each cookie.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until the edges of the cookies start to turn golden brown.
- Allow cookies to cool on tray for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack.
Notes
- Recipe Source: The Anthony Kitchen
- If using salted butter, omit or significantly reduce the salt.
- I baked these with sweetened peanut butter, but would like to try them with unsweetened peanut butter instead.
- I'd like to try using chunky peanut butter, or adding some fine chopped peanuts to these cookies next time.