How to Make Peanut Butter Cookies

This all-time favorite tastes great and is easy to make. Try using "natural" peanut butter (the kind that separates - stir it together first) or crunchy peanut butter in the recipe. This recipe makes about two dozen cookies.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• Measuring Spoons
• Oven mitts
• Cooling Racks
• Groceries
• Measuring cups
• Cookie sheets
• Mixing Spoons
• Hand Mixers
• Mixing bowls

1. 

   Use a wooden spoon or electric mixer to beat the butter and peanut butter until combined, about 30 seconds.

2. Add the sugars, baking soda and powder, and beat until combined.

3. Add the vanilla and the egg and beat until combined.

4. 

   Stir in the flour until incorporated. The dough will become thick and difficult to work at this point; you may want to chill it for an hour or so until it's easier to work with.

5. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

6. 

   Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place them a few inches apart on cookie sheets.

7. 

   Butter the tines of a large fork and use it to press the cookies flat. Make a design of perpendicular lines with the fork. Re-butter the fork as necessary. You can also dip the buttered fork into granulated sugar before pressing; some of the sugar will then stick to the cookies.

8. Bake for 10 minutes or until just starting to brown around the edges.

9. 

   Remove from the cookie sheet to cool.