Soft and delicious cookies with the right balance of peanut butter. Makes about 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Directions:
1. Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a stand mixer until smooth.
2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beater with a spatula. Add egg and mix for about 1 minute.
3. Slowly mix in flour with the mixer on low. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beater. Mix on medium until combined, about 30 seconds.
4. Form dough into a ball, cover with plastic and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
5. Preheat oven to 375°F.
6. Portion out cookie dough in equal-sized balls on a baking sheet covered with a silicone baking mat. Use damp hands to roll dough into smooth balls if needed. Stamp each ball with a fork in a criss-cross pattern.
7.Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes until golden.
8. Leave on the baking sheet for 1 minute before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
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