Best Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

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5 from 10 votes

Best Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

These best peanut butter cookies are perfectly soft and chewy and come together quickly with only a few ingredients!

Prep Time12

Cook Time10

Refrigerate1

Total Time1 22

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Lil' Luna

Ingredients

1½ cups creamy peanut butter or crunchy
1 cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1½ cups granulated sugar divided
2 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together peanut butter, butter, brown sugar, and 1 cup of granulated sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until creamy.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Whisk together, then pour into the butter mixture. Stir to combine.
Place the remaining ½ cup of sugar in a bowl. Roll dough into 1–1½-inch balls and roll in sugar, making sure to coat all sides.
Place on a greased cookie sheet and make a crisscross on top of each ball using a fork. Bake for 8–9 minutes.
Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove them to a rack to cool.

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Notes

Make ahead of time. Peanut butter cookies can be stored in dough form or after baking. To store cookie dough, wrap in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for 3 days. You can also form cookie dough balls, place them on a baking sheet and freeze for about 2 hours, then transfer them to a resealable plastic freezer bag and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 7 days.

Peanut butter. Regular creamy peanut butter is definitely the best type of peanut butter to use. Natural peanut butter will not give you the same results.

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