Easy Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 stick Unsalted butter (Room temperature)
• 0.5 cup Granulated sugar (Regular sugar)
• 0.5 cup Brown sugar (Packed)
• 1 cup Creamy peanut butter
• 1 Egg (Large, room temperature)
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1.5 cup All-purpose flour (Sifted (sifting is optional))
• 0.75 tsp Baking powder

Steps

1. 1

   Bring the unsalted butter to room temperature if needed. Measure the granulated sugar and packed brown sugar.

2. 2

   In a mixing bowl, cream the room-temperature butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar with a mixer until the mixture is thoroughly combined and the butter and sugar are no longer distinguishable.

3. 3

   Add the creamy peanut butter and mix until incorporated.

4. 4

   Add the room-temperature egg and vanilla extract, then mix to combine.

5. 5

   Sift in the all-purpose flour and baking powder. Sifting is optional, but the creator sifted these ingredients.

6. 6

   Mix until the dough comes together. If needed, finish mixing with a spatula so you do not overwork the mixer; the finished dough should hold together.

7. 7

   Use a 1-tablespoon measure to portion the dough, then roll each portion into a small ball.

8. 8

   Place the dough balls on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.

9. 9

   Press each dough ball with a fork to make the classic crisscross pattern. The cookies do not spread much, so the fork pressure determines how flattened they are.

10. 10

    Bake in a 350°F (175°C) oven. The creator initially said 10 minutes, then left the cookies in for 13 minutes because they still looked very soft; check them at 10 minutes and bake up to 13 minutes as needed.

11. 11

    Let the cookies cool completely on the pan before picking them up, because they may fall apart while warm.

Notes

The transcript mentions checking at 10 minutes, then baking for 13 minutes total because the cookies looked very soft. Yield is not stated; 24 cookies is an estimate based on tablespoon-sized portions. The exact number depends on how many portions the dough yields.

Nutrition per serving

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