Peanut Butter Cookies
These Peanut Butter Cookies must come close to the top of the list of America's favorites. Try them to see that I am not wrong. If you love peanut butter you will love these cookies too.
Servings: 24
Calories: 146kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- ¾ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Place butter and sugar in a bowl and use an electric mixer to cream them until light and fluffy.
- In another bowl, mix the egg and vanilla essence, then gradually beat them into the butter mixture.
- Stir in the peanut butter and blend throughly. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt and stir into the mixture to form a soft dough. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes until firm.
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Lightly grease two baking sheets or cover them with parchment paper or silicon mats.
- Spoon out rounded teaspoonfuls of the dough and roll into balls.(You can use an ice cream scoop as well)
- Place the balls on the prepared baking sheets and press flat with a fork into rounds about 2 ½in/6cm in diameter, making a criss-cross pattern. Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes or until lightly brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 128IU | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
