Peanut Butter Cookies
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- Yield Makes 2 dozen
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Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Dry-roasted, salted peanuts, for sprinkling (optional)
Directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, peanut butter, and both sugars together until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, and mix on medium speed until well combined.
- In a medium mixing bowl, sift flour and baking soda together. Add to the butter mixture, and beat just to combine.
- Scoop out 2 tablespoons of dough, shape into a ball, and place on one of the prepared baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough, placing scoops 3 inches apart. Dip the tines of a fork in warm water; press the dough balls lightly with the back of the fork to flatten them slightly (dip the fork back in the water for each dough ball, to prevent sticking). Sprinkle with a few peanuts, if desired.
- Transfer to the oven, and bake until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes, rotating the baking sheets between the oven shelves halfway through baking. Transfer baking sheets to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.
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I found this recipe to be flawed in several ways. Firstly, it calls for too much sugar. There's already plenty of sugar in the peanut butter, so all you need is the brown sugar for chewiness. Leave out the granulated sugar completely. It makes the cookies too sweet and hard. Secondly, it cooks quicker than 18-20 minutes; it takes closer to 13-15. Thirdly, if you plan to add peanuts INTO the batter, add an extra egg.
The first time I made these cookies, they were way too dry and crispy. The second time, I added an extra 1/4 cup of peanut butter, used 3/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup white sugar instead of half and half, and I added an egg yolk. They're still a touch too dry, but they're much softer. It's a good idea to keep an eye on these while they're baking. Mine were done in 10 minutes.
mrshancock - Sorry your cookies burnt, but ahnk you for posting. I baked mine for 14 minutes and they turned our perfect!
When I baked these cookies at 350 degrees, they seemed done when I went to turn them at 9 minutes. I set the timer for another 6 minutes and after 5 more minutes they were burnt to a crisp! I use a gas oven so what kind of oven are you people using that doesn't burn these cookies in 20 minutes?!
I am totally addicted to these cookies! So good.
I used chunky peanut butter too. It gave them a nice texture. I brought them in to work yesterday, and they were gone within two hours! Very easy, and great with a big glass of milk!
I thought these were just okay. There wasn't the strong peanut butter flavour that I was looking for, they were more of a basic cookie with a little peanut flavour. I even tried to jazz up the last batch with some chocolate chips, but it still didn't quite do it for me.
Isnn n n n t it strange how perfect salt and sugar marry in cakes like this?!
Isnn n n n t it strange how perfect salt and sugar marry in cakes like this?!
These were very delicious! The texture was especially good because they were both soft and crispy. . . Thanks!
These cookies were really good and easy to make.
very easy to make and they are really good! i used chunky peanut butter in mine.
These are wonderful