Description
A simple recipe for chewy and delicious peanut butter cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a medium bowl, cream together the peanut butter and sugar until well combined.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Stir in the baking soda and salt.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto an ungreased baking sheet.
- Flatten each cookie with a fork in a crisscross pattern.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For softer cookies, bake for a shorter time.
- For crispier cookies, bake for a longer time.
- You can add chocolate chips for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
Keywords: peanut butter cookies, easy cookies, classic cookies, baking, dessert, homemade cookies