How to Make Peanut Butter Cookies

 Peanut Butter Cookies

 

 

 Ingredients

½ cup natural peanut butter
⅓ cup sugar
⅓ cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 large egg, room temperature
¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
sugar, for dipping

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter, and sugars until smooth.
2. Beat in vanilla and egg until fluffy.
3. Separately, combine flours, baking soda, and salt.
4. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture. Stir until flour is just combined.
5. Roll dough into 1" balls.
6. Dip tops in sugar if you wish, or press criss-cross with a fork.
7. Place sugary dough balls 2" apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
8. Bake in preheated 375° oven for 8–10 minutes or until edges are set up and
middles are slightly gooey.
9. Allow cookies to sit on baking sheets for 2 minutes before removing to wire
racks to finish cooling.