Peanut Butter Cookies

This is a simple & quick cookie recipe for the upcoming holidays. Baking these rich & tasty cookies are the best way to gather your family around. This is easy to make a Classic Peanut butter recipe and you can enjoy with Tea or Coffee. 

Ingredients

• 3/4 Cup Peanut Butter Room temperature 

• 1/2 Cup White sugar

• 3/4 Cup Butter Room temperature

• 1 Egg

• 1 Tsp Baking Powder 

• 2 Cup All purpose flour

• 1 Tsp Vanilla extract extract

• 1/4 Tsp Salt

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) 

• Line your baking pans with parchment paper (I used two pans )

• In a mixing bowl, beat the butter until smooth Add the sugar and vanilla extract.

• Beat until mixed well Now incorporate peanut butter

• Scrape down the sides and bottom of your bowl

• Add the egg and beat to combine

• In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt

• Add the flour mixture to peanut butter mixture and beat together

• This should make the perfect batter

• If the batter is too soft to form into balls, place in the refrigerator for about a 30 minutes 

• Roll the batter into 2 inch balls Flatten the cookies using a bottom of a glass

• Then, using a fork, make crisscross patterns Sprinkle some granulated white sugar on top

• Refrigerate for 15 mins (optional)

• Bake the cookies for about 15 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned around the edges

• Tip: Rotate your baking sheet front to back about halfway through baking remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.