Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
This recipe for Classic Peanut Butter Cookies is simply the best for soft, chewy, and delicious cookies - straight out of great-grandma's recipe tin. Best of all - these are an easy, NO-CHILL recipe!
Servings 28 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ⅔ cup butter - melted
- ½ cup granulated sugar + ½ cup for rolling
- ½ cup + 1 tbsp firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp powdered vanilla extract
- 1⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp table salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Combine melted butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg and vanilla powder in a large mixing bowl. Beat well until fully combined and creamy.
- Add flour, baking powder and salt – stir to combine.
- Portion out and roll the dough to form a ball.
- Roll the ball in a small bowl of the remaining granulated sugar and then place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Flatten with a fork – making a crosshatch pattern.
- Bake 13-15 minutes or until edges begin to become slightly darker brown.
- Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes on the baking sheet before serving.