Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
Yield: 14
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled*
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add butter to a large, microwave safe mixing bowl and microwave just until melted. While butter is still warm, add granulated sugar. Mix for 2 minutes (by hand or with an electric mixer on medium speed). Set aside and let mixture cool to room temperature.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Once butter/sugar mixture is cool, add brown sugar and peanut butter. Mix 3-5 minutes, until well combined and lumps are gone.
- Add egg and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Add half of the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, then mix (by hand or on low speed) until well combined. Add remaining flour and mix until fully combined.
- Stir in peanut butter chips.
- Scoop out 2 Tablespoons of dough for each cookie and shape into a ball. Place them on the prepared baking sheet at least 2 inches apart. Use the flat side of a measuring cup to flatten each ball to about 3/4 of an inch high.
- Bake 11-14 minutes, just until edges are lightly browned. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for at least 10 minutes before removing so they can firm up, then enjoy! Recipe makes 12-14 cookies.
Notes
*Note – To measure the flour correctly, fluff your flour with a spoon then gently scoop it into the measuring cup and level off the top before adding it to your mixing bowl.
Note – Calorie counts are only an estimate and will vary based on the ingredients you use