Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour (I prefer Gold Medal flour)

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

¾ cup unsalted butter at room temperature

½ cup light brown sugar

½ cup granulated white sugar

¾ cup smooth peanut butter

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla essence

Directions

Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a bowl of your electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars until light and fluffy for about 2-3 minutes. Add peanut butter and beat again. Add egg and vanilla essence and beat. In a separate bowl whisk flour, baking soda and salt. Add peanut butter and beat till well incorporated. Take a little of the mixture and roll into the palms of your hands to form a ball. Flatten slightly and place on baking sheet keeping some distance between each cookie. Make a crisscross pattern with a fork. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until slightly browed. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. You can store the cookies at room temperature for a week in an airtight container.

Makes 40 cookies