4.7 from 9 votes
Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
These Peanut Butter Cookies are so easy and delicious. The perfect amount of peanut butter makes them tasty and so hard to resist.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Chilling Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 168 kcal
Course:
Snacks , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups +2 tablespoons all purpose flour (if needed add 2 more tablespoons) (163-195 gram)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ cup butter softened* (105 grams)
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons peanut butter (plain or crunchy) (150 grams)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup granulated sugar (100 grams)
- ½ cup brown sugar (lightly packed) (90 grams)
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
*If using unsalted butter then add ¼ teaspoon of salt.
Instructions
- In a medium bowl whisk together the dry ingredients.
- In a large bowl cream the butter, peanut butter, vanilla and sugars, then add the egg and beat to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the peanut butter mixture and mix to just to combine, (the dough will be sticky, although if it is extremely sticky 1-2 tablespoons of flour). This can be done either by hand or with the flat beaters. Move the dough to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour or even over night.
- Roll the dough into golfball size balls, place them on parchment paper lined cookie sheets about 1 inch (2 ½ cm) apart, gently flatten making a criss cross pattern with a fork (dipped in flour) on each cookie. Chill the cookies for at least 15-20 minutes while the oven is pre-heating.
- Pre-Heat oven to 350F (180C).
- Bake for approximately 10 minutes, let the cookies cool 5-10 minutes on the cookie sheet then move to a wire rack to cool completely before serving. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
168kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
101mg
(4%)
Potassium
81mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
173IU
(3%)
Calcium
17mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 168
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 168kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 101mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 81mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 173IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.