Best Ever Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

My family can’t keep their hands off these Best Ever Soft Peanut Butter Cookies. This soft peanut butter cookie recipe is a classic and will quickly become your favorite. This recipe is not your traditional crunchy peanut butter cookies, but there really isn’t a better peanut butter cookie out there, trust me I’ve looked.

While I do love making peanut butter cookies 3 ingredients or add vanilla and make it peanut butter cookies 4 ingredients, they are just not as soft and chewy. I love them but I am not as satisfied. These Best Ever Soft Peanut Butter Cookies go right in line with my love peanut butter. Peanut butter is my to-go-to anytime I am hungry.

Whether it’s by the spoonful, with pretzels, on a sandwich or paired with some Nutella, I really could eat peanut butter in any way, shape or form. Because I have a sweet tooth, of course cookies are at the top of my favorite foods. This makes peanut butter cookies are an obvious hit.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper, if desired.
2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the peanut butter, butter, sugar and brown sugar. Beat together until smooth & creamy best if using a stand mixer or hand mixer.
3. Add the egg and vanilla extract and continue to mix until well combined.
4. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in the flour mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and mix until well combined.
5. Using a cookie dough scooper or making the dough into 1 inch balls. Roll in white granulated sugar if you desire and place on to baking sheet.  
6. Using a fork, press down on each ball of dough to slightly flatten and creating a criss-cross pattern.
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