Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies
Most peanut butter cookies are either too dry or too cakey. This recipe gives you a cookie that's crispy on the edges, chewy in the center, and melts in your mouth. The dough comes together in minutes and doesn't require any chilling.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 stick, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar packed
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl.
- Beat butter and both sugars in stand mixer until combined, then add egg and vanilla until light and creamy.
- Mix in peanut butter on low speed until just incorporated.
- Add flour mixture gradually, mixing only until combined.
- Roll dough into tablespoon-sized balls and place 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
- Create crisscross pattern on each cookie using sugar-dipped fork.
- Bake 10 minutes until edges are golden and centers are matte.
- Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.
Notes
Do not overmix dough when adding dry ingredients.
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