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Peanut Butter Cookies
It's so quick and easy to cook up a batch of delicious homemade peanut butter cookies. Perfect for holiday season, they take minutes to make and are quick to cook. Perfect for when you get a sweet craving!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
24
cookies
Calories:
141 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Snacks, Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter 1 stick unsalted, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup peanut butter creamy
- 1 egg large
- 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line two 18 by 13-inch baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In another mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together butter, granulated sugar until combined.
- Mix in peanut butter then blend in egg and vanilla. With the mixer set on low speed slowly add in flour mixture and mix just until combined.
- Scoop dough out and shape into balls (each nearly 2 Tbsp) then place on baking sheets spacing them 2-inches apart.
- Using a fork flatten cookies slightly then turn the fork going in the opposite direction and flatten just slightly again to create a criss-cross pattern.
- Bake cookies in a preheated oven, one sheet at a time (unless you can fit two sheets at the same time), for about 9 - 10minutes (cookies will appear pale and slightly under-baked, they'll continue to cook slightly as they cool).
- Let cool on a baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store cookies and an airtight container.
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Notes
- When mixing the cookie dough, take care not to over mix when you add the flour. Over mixing can cause the gluten to develop and result in tough and flat cookies. Stop mixing once the flour is incorporated.
- Leave spaces between each ball of cookie dough on the baking sheets as the will spread in the oven.
- Let cool full before serving or storing.
Nutrition Information
Calories
141kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
132mg
(6%)
Potassium
72mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
128IU
(3%)
Calcium
10mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 141
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 141kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 132mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 72mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 128IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.