Soft Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

INGREDIENTS

1½ cups creamy peanut butter or crunchy ▢1 cup unsalted butter softened ▢1 cup packed light brown sugar ▢1 cup plus ½ cup granulated sugar divided ▢2 eggs ▢2 tablespoons vanilla extract ▢2¼ cups all-purpose flour ▢1 teaspoon baking powder ▢1 teaspoon baking soda

STEP-1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, beat together peanut butter, butter, brown sugar and 1 cup of granulated sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until creamy.

STEP-2

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda. Whisk together, then pour into the butter mixture. Stir to combine.

STEP-3

Place remaining ½ cup of sugar in a bowl. Roll dough into 1–1½-inch balls and roll in sugar, making sure to coat all sides.

STEP-4

Place on a greased cookie sheet and make a crisscross on top of each ball using a fork. Bake for 8–9 minutes.

STEP-5

Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.

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