Description
Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies are the ultimate comfort treat, evoking warm memories of childhood with every bite. These delightful cookies feature a crispy, golden-brown exterior and a soft, chewy center that melts in your mouth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¼ cups creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup salted butter (room temperature)
- 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar (packed)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together creamy peanut butter and salted butter until smooth.
- Add light brown sugar and granulated sugar; mix until fluffy.
- Incorporate eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda; gradually add to wet mixture until just combined.
- Scoop dough into balls about 2 tablespoons each and place them on prepared sheets, spacing them apart.
- Use a fork to create a cross-hatch pattern on top of each ball.
- Bake for 12-13 minutes until golden brown but still soft in the center; cool on wire racks.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (30g)
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg