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soft peanut butter cookie recipe

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Amanda Cooks & Styles
Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies the whole family will love. These delicious treats are so easy and fun to make.
5 from 30 votes
Prep Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 18 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup Peanut Butter
  • ½ cup Butter softened
  • cup Brown Sugar
  • cup White Sugar
  • 1 ¼ cups All-purpose Flour
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Egg

Instructions
 

  • In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together brown sugar, white sugar, peanut butter and butter. Mix over medium speed until smooth. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. (You can also mix in a bowl with a fork or rubber spatula.)
  • In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
  • Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix over medium speed until well incorporated.
  • Transfer dough to a bowl and cover. Place dough in the fridge to chill for one hour.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
  • Roll about 1-½ tablespoons of dough into a ball and transfer to baking sheet. Gently press dough down with back of fork in crisscross pattern.
  • Transfer to oven and bake for 9-11 minutes until edges are golden.
  • When done, transfer cookies to cooling rack. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 171IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
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