The Easiest Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

• servings: 20 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 27 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon fine sea salt

2/3 cup unsalted butter, melted

1/2 cup + 1 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed

1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus 1/4 cup extra for rolling

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1 Large egg

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350° and have ready a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Also, have ready a small bowl with about a 1/4 cup of sugar for coating the cookie dough balls.

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, peanut butter, egg, and vanilla. With a handheld mixer on medium-high speed, mix until smooth.

Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until combined. Do not overmix.

Scoop out heaping tablespoons of dough, and roll into a ball. Roll in the granulated sugar, and transfer to the baking sheet spacing them 1 1/2"-2" apart.

Make crosshatch lines across the tops of the cookies using the tines of a fork, and bake for 12-14 minutes, just until the edges are a deeper brown. Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition

• Calories: 208 kcal
• Total Fat: 12 g
• Saturated Fat: 5 g
• Cholesterol: 24 mg
• Sodium: 181 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 20 g
• Total Sugars: 12 g
• Protein: 4 g