How To Make The Easiest Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies Food and Dessert Ideas

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 2/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus 1/4 cup extra for rolling
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 Large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350° and have ready a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Also, have ready a small bowl with about a 1/4 cup of sugar for coating the cookie dough balls.
• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. 
• In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, peanut butter, egg, and vanilla. With a handheld mixer on medium-high speed, mix until smooth.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until combined. Do not overmix.
• Scoop out heaping tablespoons of dough, and roll into a ball. Roll in the granulated sugar, and transfer to the baking sheet spacing them 1 1/2"-2" apart. 
• Make crosshatch lines across the tops of the cookies using the tines of a fork, and bake for 12-14 minutes, just until the edges are a deeper brown. Serve and enjoy.