The Easiest Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

The Easiest Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

from theanthonykitchen.com
27 min
20 servings

Homemade Peanut Butter Cookies that are thick, soft, and practically melt in your mouth with every single bite!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 2/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus 1/4 cup extra for rolling
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 Large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350° and have ready a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Also, have ready a small bowl with about a 1/4 cup of sugar for coating the cookie dough balls.

  2. 2

    In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. 

  3. 3

    In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, peanut butter, egg, and vanilla. With a handheld mixer on medium-high speed, mix until smooth.

  4. 4

    Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until combined. Do not overmix.

  5. 5

    Scoop out heaping tablespoons of dough, and roll into a ball. Roll in the granulated sugar, and transfer to the baking sheet spacing them 1 1/2"-2" apart. 

  6. 6

    Make crosshatch lines across the tops of the cookies using the tines of a fork, and bake for 12-14 minutes, just until the edges are a deeper brown. Serve and enjoy.