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classic peanut butter cookie recipe

the best, basic peanut butter cookie recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup soft butter
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar or I use 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups flour

Instructions

  • Beat butter, peanut butter and sugars together.
  • Add baking soda and baking powder and beat again.
  • Add egg and vanilla and beat again until combined.
  • Add flour and beat until combined (you may end up having to use a wooden spoon for the final stir)
  • Drop a tablespoon about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 8 minutes at 375 degrees.

Notes

If you like, roll the dough into balls and roll the balls in sugar.
or... press the dropped dough with a fork dipped in sugar.