SOFT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all motive flour
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup unsalted butter softened
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup mild brown sugar
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 massive egg room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 ranges and cowl a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk collectively the flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
Using an electric powered mixer or stand mixer with a paddle attachment on medium speed, cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar till clean and creamy. Beat in the peanut butter till clean and creamy.
Reduce the pace to low and combination in the egg and the vanilla extract. Add the dry elements mixing till combined. Scrap down the bowl and beaters as needed.
Using a 1 half tablespoon cookie scoop, roll the cookie dough into balls and vicinity on a parchment-covered baking sheet about two inches apart. Using the returned of a lengthy fork, barely flatten the cookie dough balls through urgent the fork into the cookie first vertically and then horizontally, making a crisscross pattern.
Bake for 9 to 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes earlier than transferring to a wire rack.

Notes

Soften the butter to room temperature for about 30-45 minutes or till it is gentle adequate to make an indentation when pressed.
Remove the egg about 30 minutes prior to beginning the recipe to carry it to room temperature.
Preheat the oven and put together the oven through making certain the rack is positioned in the center of the oven.
Use parchment paper or a silicone mat for greater extra even baking and browning. It additionally makes it less difficult to raise them from the baking sheet and onto a wire rack to cool.
Measure the flour by means of spooning it into a measuring cup and leveling it off with a desk knife.
Pro-Tip – Make the first batch a check run. Bake one or two cookies. This approves you to make sure the dough will now not unfold too a great deal and take a look at the baking time. If the cookies unfold too much, cowl the bowl with wrap and kick back for 1-2 hours.
Store the cookies in an hermetic container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

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