Easy Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
These soft peanut butter cookies are incredibly easy to make. Simple ingredients lead to a perfectly chewy homemade cookie!
Servings 36
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 3/4 c flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 c sugar
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixture, cream together the butter, peanut butter, and sugars.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, then mix in vanilla.
- Sprinkle the baking powder and baking soda over and mix in thoroughly.
- Stir in the flour until the batter is evenly combined. Chill the dough for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375 and spray cookie sheets with nonstick spray. Pour the 3/4 cup sugar Into a wide bowl or dinner plate.
- Roll the dough into 1" balls, roll in sugar, place on cookie sheet 1/2-2" apart. Flatten each one slightly using a fork, making a criss-cross on the top.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on wire rack.