Best Ever Soft Peanut Butter Cookies these classic cookies have quickly become my favorite cookie. Soft, chewy and made with peanut butter, there isn't a better peanut butter cookie out there, trust me I've looked.
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 30cookies
Calories 130kcal
Ingredients
1cupcreamy peanut butteruse Jif or Skippy type peanut butter
1/2cup buttersoftened
1/2 cupwhite sugar
1/2cupbrown sugar
1egg
1tablespoonvanilla extract
1 1/2 cupsflour
1teaspoonbaking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper, if desired.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the peanut butter, butter, sugar and brown sugar. Beat together until smooth & creamy best if using a stand mixer or hand mixer.
Add the egg and vanilla extract and continue to mix until well combined.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and mix until well combined.
Use a cookie dough scoop, or spoon the dough into 1 inch balls. Roll in white granulated sugar if you desire and place onto baking sheet.
Using a fork, press down on each ball of dough to flatten, creating a criss-cross pattern.
Bake for 8-9 minutes. Do not over bake. Let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes and then transfer to a wire rack.
These keep well for a couple of days in an airtight container.