Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
This easy recipe for homemade peanut butter cookies is so classic, no unnecessary frills here. Just a simple 8 ingredient that you most likely already have in the pantry. Mix them up, bake, and you will get soft, sweet, timeless cookies in less than 30 minutes!
Servings: 15 (makes about 30 cookies)
Calories: 282kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream softened butter and brown sugar on medium-high speed, until light and fluffy (for a couple of minutes). Lower speed to medium.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time, and beat until smooth.
- Beat in peanut butter and vanilla and beat until combined. Turn off mixer and scrape sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Sift in flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat on stir/low speed until incorporated.
- Roll about 1-inch cookie dough balls (I recommend using a #40 cookies scoop) and place them on the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Gently press in top of each cookie ball with a fork forming a crisscross to flatten them a little.
- Bake cookies for 9-10 minutes and cool them on a wire rack. (You will get 2-3 batches out of this cookie dough recipe.)
Nutrition
Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 162mg | Potassium: 145mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 221IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg