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    Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

    Quick and Easy Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies. These cookies are super thick, melt in your mouth and can be made in 20 minutes!
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 16 cookies

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup unsalted butter,, softened
    • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
    • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
    • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
    • 1 large egg
    • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
    • pinch of salt
    • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/4 cup sugar for rolling

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside. In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment cream butter and both sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
    • Add in peanut butter and mix for 1-2 minutes. Add in egg and vanilla. Mix until combined and clump free.
    • Add in flour, salt and baking soda and mix just until combined. Make sure not to overmix.
    • Scoop out dough and portion into 16 cookie dough balls. Add sugar to a small bowl and roll each cookie in the sugar and place onto the prepared baking sheet.
    • Using a fork flatten cookies slightly then turn and do the opposite direction to get a crisscross pattern.
    • Bake cookies for 10 minutes until lightly golden brown and firm on the edges. Remove from the oven and let set for 3-4 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.

    Notes

    Room temperature Ingredients: Wait until the butter is completely softened and the egg is at room temperature before mixing everything up. This ensures a smooth batter and an awesome cookie!
    Shorter cooking time: I always like to slightly under bake my cookies. Once they look set around the edges I take them out of the oven and let them continue to cook for 5 minutes longer on the baking sheet. Then I transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
    Overnight Chill: These cookies can be made a day or two in advance. The longer the cookie dough sits the more the flavors develop.

    Nutrition Information

    Calories: 192kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 96mgPotassium: 78mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 196IUCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg