Rich, nutty, and irresistibly soft, these classic peanut butter cookies are a timeless favorite. With just a few simple ingredients, they bake up perfectly chewy.
Ingredients
| full batch | half batch |
| • 1 c. butter softened (2 sticks) • 1 c. peanut butter • 1 c. sugar • 1 c. brown sugar • 2 eggs • 2 ½ c. flour • 1 tsp baking powder • ½ tsp salt • 1 ½ tsp baking soda | • 1/2 c. butter softened (1 stick) • 1/2 c. peanut butter • 1/2 c. sugar • 1/2 c. brown sugar • eggs • 1¼ c. flour • 1/2 tsp baking powder • ¼ tsp salt • 1 scant tsp baking soda |
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars together. Beat in eggs.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir into butter mixture until combined.
- Use a portion scoop to place cookies on a baking sheet.
- Bake for about 12-14 minutes rotating partway through. Cookies should be starting to brown.
If you don’t have a portion scoop, you can do the whole, chill the dough in the fridge, roll them up in balls, pat them down, use a fork to crisscross the top…
