If you're looking for chewy peanut butter cookies, this is your recipe. They're a tiny bit soft on the outside, deliciously chewy in the middle, and full of peanut flavor. You will LOVE them!
Ingredients
1 ¼cupall-purpose flour
2teaspoonscornstarch
½teaspoonEACH: baking soda and baking powder
½cupbutter, at room temperature - we like salted - see notes
½cupgranulated sugar
½cupbrown sugar, firmly packed
1large egg
1cuppeanut butter, we like salted natural peanut butter - see notes
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Optional: granulated sugar for dusting the cookies
Optional: flaky sea salt
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and baking powder.
1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, ½ teaspoon EACH: baking soda and baking powder
Using electric beaters or a stand mixer, cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add the egg and mix to combine. Add the peanut butter and vanilla and beat until the batter is soft and smooth.
½ cup butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup brown sugar, 1 large egg, 1 cup peanut butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add the dry ingredients all at once. Mix only until just combined. Do not overmix.
Scoop the cookie dough using a medium-sized cookie scoop (1 ½ tablespoons) and roll into balls. If you'd like, roll the balls in some sugar then place them on baking sheets.
Optional: granulated sugar for dusting the cookies
Use a fork to make a crosshatch pattern on top of the cookies, pressing the fork down gently on the cookies.
Bake the cookies for 12 minutes. If you'd like, sprinkle the tops with a little salt when they come out of the oven. Let them cool for 5 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack.
Optional: flaky sea salt
Notes
If you have unsalted butter, add ¼ teaspoon of salt with the flour.If you have unsalted peanut butter, add ¼ teaspoon of salt with the flour. (You'll want to add ½ teaspoon of salt to the flour if you have both unsalted butter and unsalted peanut butter.