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Peanut Butter Cookies

peanut butter cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 36
Author: Giangi Townsend
Peanut butter cookies are a classic American dessert. The principal ingredient is peanut butter, the creamy kind.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed firmly
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup peanut butter, creamy
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2.5 cups flour
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven at 375F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat.
  • Cream together sugar, brown sugar and butter. Add eggs, peanut butter and vanilla extract. Sift flour and baking soda together and add to the butter egg mixture. 
  • Once well incorporated, form into ball, one inch apart on a baking sheet and flatten with the back of a fork making a crisscross pattern. Bake 10 minutes. The edges should start to brown and the middle still a b it firm.

Nutrition

Serving: 12g | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 171IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg

Giangi's Kitchen provides nutritional information, but these figures should be considered estimates, as a registered dietician does not calculate them.