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.
Today was oddly warm and the pups were super happy about it! They were pretty sleepy while I was baking.
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
- Preheat your oven to 350°
- Add your flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a medium bowl and whisk until combined, set aside.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- Next using a fork, press down your cookies, making kind of a hashtag pattern (shown above).
- 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