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Classic Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Linette Gerlach
This delicious classic peanut butter cookie recipe is great for an afternoon snack, for a bake sale, or
2.67 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 24

Ingredients
  

  • 1 stick of butter 8 tablespoons
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • Turbino sugar for sprinkling

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350-degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, sift the dry ingredients together and set aside.
  • Cream together the butter, peanut butter, and sugars. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well. Add the sifted dry ingredients and combine.
  • Scoop out a tablespoon of cookie dough and roll it into a ball. Place the balls 2-inches apart on the baking sheet. Dip a fork into some flour and use the backside to flatten the dough balls in a criss-cross pattern. Sprinkle with the turbino sugar.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes. Let set for 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack