Description
Classic peanut butter cookies deliver rich, nutty comfort from grandma’s kitchen. Sweet, crumbly treats promise nostalgia and simple pleasure with each homemade bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (226 g/8 oz) unsalted butter
- 1 cup (256 g/9 oz) crunchy peanut butter
- 1 cup (200 g/7 oz) white sugar
- 1 cup (220 g/7.8 oz) packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ½ cups (313 g/11 oz) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Mixture Preparation: Whip softened butter, creamy peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer until achieving a light, airy consistency with complete ingredient integration.
- Dry Ingredient Blend: Sift all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together, ensuring uniform distribution and eliminating potential lumps.
- Dough Formation: Gently incorporate dry ingredients into the butter mixture, folding carefully to create a cohesive dough without excessive manipulation.
- Chill and Rest: Refrigerate the prepared dough for one hour to intensify flavors and optimize cookie texture, allowing ingredients to meld harmoniously.
- Oven Preparation: Heat oven to 190 degrees Celsius (375 degrees Fahrenheit), ensuring precise temperature for optimal baking conditions.
- Cookie Shaping: Craft uniform 1-inch spheres from chilled dough, positioning them strategically on ungreased baking sheets with adequate spacing.
- Signature Marking: Imprint each cookie with a classic crisscross pattern using fork tines, creating distinctive textural indentations characteristic of peanut butter cookies.
- Baking and Finishing: Bake for 7-10 minutes until edges transform to a golden-brown hue and centers remain slightly tender, then allow brief resting on baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack for complete cooling.
Notes
- Chill for Perfection: Refrigerating the dough for an hour helps develop richer flavors and prevents excessive spreading during baking.
- Gentle Mixing Matters: Avoid overmixing the dough to maintain a tender, soft cookie texture and prevent tough, dense results.
- Fork Technique: Use a fork to create classic crisscross patterns, which not only provide visual appeal but also help cookies bake evenly.
- Watch Baking Time: Monitor cookies closely during the 7-10 minute baking window to achieve a golden-brown edge while keeping centers soft and chewy.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 246
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 172 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg