Peanut Butter Cookies

Submitted by Alexa

"Creamy PB Cookies. Delish"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 24 cookies
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Cream the butter for 2 minutes. Add the sugars, cream for 2 more minutes. Mix in the peanut butter and egg. Mix together the dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir into the sugar butter mixture.
2. 2 Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
3. 3 Preheat oven to 375°F Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten in crisscross pattern with a fork. Bake until light brown, 9 to 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for a minute; transfer to rack to cool completely.
4. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.
5. For chewier cookies, bake at 300°F for 15 minutes.