Simple and Delicious Peanut Butter Cookies

Desserts

This is probably my favorite cookie recipe. It’s so simple but such a staple for anyone who loves peanut butter.

Now, I used to always make this recipe with shortening, which also makes amazing crumbly cookies. But lately I have been using butter in them and let me tell you, the flavor is so good! The dough from this recipe is also a little easier to work with, it holds together much better.

Here is the batter before adding the dry ingredients, so creamy!
I used an ice cream scoop (size 40) for my peanut butter cookies.

Today was oddly warm and the pups were super happy about it! They were pretty sleepy while I was baking.

Enjoying some sun.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup (or two sticks) of butter softened/room temperature (or you can use vegetable shortening)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup 100% peanut butter
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°
  2. Add your flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a medium bowl and whisk until combined, set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, mix your butter, eggs, sugars, vanilla and peanut butter until it has a nice whipped consistency (about a minute or two).
  4. Slowly add your flour mixture into your wet ingredients, mixing until combined. Making sure to scrape the sides of your bowl with a rubber spatula so that everything is incorperated.
  5. Chill your dough for 1-2 hours (this is optional), then using an ice cream scoop, scoop the dough onto cookie sheet, lined with either parchment paper or with a silicone baking mat. Making sure your cookies are about the size of a golf ball.
  6. Next using a fork, press down your cookies, making kind of a hashtag pattern (shown above).
  7. Bake for 12-15 minutes, let cool a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.

Notes

  • You can definitely use any peanut butter you like, I just find that some make the cookies even sweeter, which is totally fine!

Here is the hand mixer I have been using for 10+ years and still works amazing: Hand Mixer

The baking sheet and rack I use, it even comes with a silicone baking mat: Baking Sheet and Rack

Silicone baking mat: Silicone Baking Mat

Some rubber spatulas that are very handy: Rubber Spatulas

My favorite vanilla for baking: Pure Vanilla Extract

The camera we use: Fujifilm Camera Fujifilm Camera with Lens

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