Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut butter cookies are my husband’s favourite cookies. He can have one every day and still want more. I make them every couple of months and he has yet to tire of them. They are so easy to make that it takes no effort getting them into the oven and for us to enjoy them. My easy recipe will have you wanting and enjoying them every few days too.

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Cookies

The usual cookie ingredients with the addition of peanut butter makes these cookies extraordinary.

Ingredients List for Peanut Butter Cookies

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter (peanuts only)

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Making the Peanut Butter Cookie Flour Mixture

Let’s get started with the flour and baking soda.

• Add 1 cup of all purpose flour and 1 teaspoon of baking soda to a bowl.
• Mix them well together so the baking soda is evenly distributed.
• Set aside.

Butter and Sugar Mixture

Now we can get started on the wet ingredients:

• Add 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter and 3/4 cup of packed brown sugar to a stand mixture.
• Mix the butter and sugar together with the whisk attachment until they are fluffy and lighter in colour. Mix for about 3 minutes.
• If you don’t have a stand mixture, add them both to a bowl and use a whisk to mix.

Making the Peanut Butter Cookie Dough

Now that our butter and sugar mixture is fluffy, we can go ahead and make the peanut butter cookie dough.

• Add 1 whole egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the stand mixer.
• Mix them into the butter mixture – for about 2 minutes.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter and mix it in well until it is evenly distributed.

Adding the Peanut Butter

It’s time to add the one delicious component that makes these cookies super delicious.

• Add 1 cup of crunchy peanut butter to the stand mixer. Use the natural peanut butter made with peanuts only.
• Mix it well in and continue to whip for another 3 minutes.
• We want to mixture to be fluffy.
• Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and cover it with plastic wrap.
• Place it in the fridge for 1 hour to allow the dough to harden a little bit.

Baking the Peanut Butter Cookies

Our cookie dough is ready and we are now ready to bake the cookies.

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Remove the cookie dough from the fridge.
• Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
• Using an ice cream scoop, make cookies and place them directly onto a baking tray.
• There is no need to flatten the cookies because we will use a fork to do that.

Making the Criss-Cross Pattern

Traditional peanut butter cookies come with a crisis-cross pattern on them.

• Using a fork, press the cookies one way.
• Turn the form 90 degrees and press down again to form a cross pattern.

Baking the Peanut Butter Cookies

Let’s bake the cookies, so we can finally enjoy them.

• Place both the baking trays onto the middle rack of the oven.
• Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes.
• Remove them from the oven and allow the cookies to cool down on the baking trays for 2 minutes.
• Then, gently lift them and place them onto a cookie rack, and allow them to cool down completely.
• Store them in an air tight container and place it in the fridge for up to 1 week.
• Enjoy your cookies!

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