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This foolproof recipe makes delicious, easy, and comforting old-fashioned peanut butter cookies. Golden brown on the outside and soft and chewy inside.
Why You Should Make These Cookies
Old Fashion Peanut Butter Cookies, a testament to the simplicity of life. A sweet reminder of the things that make you happy.
They are soft and chewy and filled with the comforting flavor of peanut butter. And they don’t require any refrigeration or waiting time; just mix, scoop, and bake.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup room temperature butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup + ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup peanut butter
Let’s Make Old Fashion Peanut Butter Cookies
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, and set aside.
- Beat butter, egg, brown sugar, and ½ cup granulated sugar until creamy.
- Add vanilla and peanut butter and continue to beat for 2-3 minutes.
- Add flour mixture ½ cup at a time and beat until fully combined.
- Use a cookie scoop to scoop equal-sized cookie balls.
- Roll each cookie scoop between your palms in a circular motion to make them round and smooth.
- Roll each cookie in ¼ cup of granulated sugar.
- Use a fork to make a crosshatch design on each cookie.
- Top each cookie with an additional pinch of granulated sugar.
- Bake for 13-14 minutes.
- Let cookies sit on a baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Kray Kitchen Mom Tips
- The crosshatch marks on the cookies allow them to bake evenly creating a firmer outside and a soft chewy inside.
- To freeze the cookie dough, follow steps 1-7. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer and freeze for 8 hours or overnight. Transfer to a ziptop bag and return to freezer. To bake, let cookie dough thaw in the refrigerator for 8 hours and follow and follow steps 8-11 to bake.
More KKM Favorite Cookie Recipes
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Old Fashion Peanut Butter Cookies
This foolproof recipe makes delicious, easy, and comforting old-fashioned peanut butter cookies. Golden brown on the outside and soft and chewy inside.
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Servings: 30 cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup room temperature butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup plus 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup peanut butter – creamy or chunky
Instructions
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt, and set aside.
- Beat butter, egg, brown sugar, and ½ cup granulated sugar until creamy.
- Add vanilla and peanut butter and continue to beat for 2-3 minutes.
- Add flour mixture ½ cup at a time and beat until fully combined.
- Use a cookie scoop to scoop equal-sized cookie balls.
- Roll each cookie scoop between your palms in a circular motion to make them round and smooth.
- Roll each cookie in ¼ cup of granulated sugar.
- Use a fork to make a crosshatch design on each cookie.
- Top each cookie with an additional pinch of granulated sugar.
- Bake for 13-14 minutes.
- Let cookies sit on a baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Notes
Krazy Kitchen Mom Tips
- The crosshatch marks on the cookies allow them to bake evenly creating a firmer outside and a soft chewy inside.
- To freeze the cookie dough, follow steps 1-7. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer and freeze for 8 hours or overnight. Transfer to a ziptop bag and return to freezer. To bake, let cookie dough thaw in the refrigerator for 8 hours and follow and follow steps 8-11 to bake.
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