Peanut Butter Cookies
This recipe is near and dear to my heart because it’s the first one I ever created. Not only is this recipe super delicious, but it’s also so quick and easy! In less than 30 minutes you will have a show-stopping, chewy, peanut butter cookie.
Why measure with your heart?
You may see in my recipes that I do not provide a measurement for vanilla and occasionally for other ingredients. I like to allow you as much creative freedom as possible without destroying the recipe. I trust your instincts. Now obviously don’t go and pour the entire bottle of vanilla in your batter, but it’s not one of those ingredients you have to be super meticulous with. If I don’t measure it why should you?
For a pinch of salt I pour the salt in my hand and use my pointer finger and thumb to pinch, then add it to my bowl.
All of my recipes are written as I do them.
From a young age, my mom used to always get on me for not following recipes to a T, but as I got older I realized that the creative freedom I gave myself fueled my love for baking. In the kitchen I allow my mind to wander and test the limits of each recipe. Sometimes resulting in disaster but more often than not resulting in a delicious outcome.
One Bowl for wet and dry ingredients ???
I know! Crazy right?! In recipes, to minimize the number of dishes I have to do at the end of the night I tend to do everything in one bowl. Recipes usually tell you to mix dry and wet ingredients separately so you don’t accidentally overmix your batter. Feel free to combine the dry ingredients separately if your heart truly desires. Just make sure dry ingredients are fully incorporated before continuing to the next step. If you are nervous about overmixing you can also use a spatula to fold the dry ingredients into the wet; that generally helps me.
Prep Time: 10 mins | Chill time: 30 mins | Bake time: 12 mins
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 peanut butter
1 egg
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
1/3 cup for rolling
splash vanilla
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
pinch salt
Instructions:
start by creaming together your butter and sugars on medium speed for about 3 minutes.
mix in your egg, vanilla extract, and peanut butter
Add dry ingredients and mix until combined
chill the dough in the fridge while the oven is preheating (I tried baking once with chilling and once without and I don’t know if chilling made much of a difference, but I just do it anyway)
scoop 1-1 1/2 tbsp of dough and roll it into a ball
roll each dough ball in granulated sugar before adding them to a baking sheet with parchment paper
bake for 12 mins at 350°F
cool then enjoy!
