Simple Peanut Butter Cookies
Simple peanut butter cookies are a staple. Basic ingredients, and easy to make! I dare you to try to only eat one.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar + more for topping
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
Instructions
- In a standing mixer whip butter, peanut butter and sugars for 1 full minute until lighter in color and fluffy
- Stir in eggs until just combined
- In a separate bowl mix together soda, powder, salt and flour
- Turn standing mixer on low and slowly pour in dry ingredients
- Mix just until combined, be careful to not over mix
- With a standard size cookie scoop, scoop cookies onto a light metal cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
- Roll the cookie dough balls in a bowl on granulated sugar
- Take a fork and create a criss cross on top of each cookie dough ball
- Place sheet pans in refrigerator for 30 minutes
- While dough is resting, preheat oven to 375 degrees
- After 30 minutes, place cookies in the oven for 9 minutes
- Let cookies cool for 10 minutes on pan before removing to finish cooling
Nutrition
Calories: 151kcal Carbohydrates: 18g Protein: 3g Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 4g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 0.2g Cholesterol: 20mg Sodium: 128mg Potassium: 57mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 11g Vitamin A: 154IU Calcium: 17mg Iron: 1mg