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Peanut butter cookie with a bite taken out, cooling on wire rack with sugar topping.

Foolproof Peanut Butter Cookies

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Aliana Recipes
That first warm bite—chewy, nutty, and sweet. The cookie that never makes it to the jar.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Servings:18 cookies
Course:Dessert, Snack
Cuisine:American, Homestyle
Calories:210kcal
Cost:$3.75
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • ½ cup salted butter softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing bowl To combine butter, sugar, eggs, and dry ingredients
  • 1 Electric mixer To cream butter and peanut butter smoothly
  • 1 Baking sheet Lined with parchment paper for baking cookies
  • 1 Fork To press cross-hatch pattern onto cookie dough
  • 1 Oven Preheated to 350°F (175°C)
  • 1 Cooling rack For letting cookies set after baking

Method
 

  1. Mix the butter and peanut butter in a large bowl using an electric mixer until smooth, creamy, and lighter in color.
    Step-by-step photo of butter and peanut butter being mixed in a bowl.
  2. Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar to the mixture and beat until fluffy and well combined.
    Before and after mixing sugars into peanut butter cookie dough.
  3. Add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until smooth and uniform in texture.
    Side-by-side view of an egg being added and mixed into peanut butter cookie dough.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk flour with baking soda. Add to wet mixture and stir until just combined.
    Step showing flour added and mixed into peanut butter cookie dough.
  5. Scoop dough onto baking sheet, spacing apart, and press each with a fork to create a cross-hatch pattern.
    Fork pressing cross-hatch pattern into peanut butter cookie dough on baking sheet.
  6. Bake the cookies until golden brown around the edges. Cool on the sheet before transferring to a wire rack.
    Side-by-side image of peanut butter cookies before and after baking on parchment-lined tray.
  7. Let the cookies cool completely. Enjoy as-is or with a glass of cold milk!
    Peanut butter cookie with a bite taken out on a cooling rack.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 170mgPotassium: 115mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 100IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.7mg

Notes

That first warm bite—chewy, nutty, and sweet. The cookie that never makes it to the jar.