Peanut butter, peanut butter! Mmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmmm!!!! Sometimes you just need an old school cookie! This is the winner! Simple to make and delicious to eat. So, what are you waiting for? Get baking, friends!
You’ll Need:
Cookie Sheets
Parchment Paper
Old School Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 8 T. soft butter
- ½ c. light brown sugar
- ½ c white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 c. creamy peanut butter
- 1 T. vanilla
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1½ c. flour
- * 4 T. sugar for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350.
- Electric mix butter and sugars until creamy.
- Add peanut butter.
- Add egg and vanilla.
- On low add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Use a cookie scoop to portion dough onto parchment lined cookie sheets.
- Use a fork to press lines into cookies.
- Sprinkle with the extra sugar.
- Bake 9-11 minutes and let cool on sheets.
- They will firm up as they cool so don't overbake.
Adapted from Heather Likes Food-check out her blog!
GG says
I am assuming the vanilla is one teaspoon, not one Tablespoon? Most recipes use the ‘small case t for teaspoon, not the upper case T, that is used for Tablespoon. Just a little confused. (The 8 T. for butter is Tablespoon)
Thanks ahead for your response…..:)
Hugs & Cookies xoxo says
it is 1 tablespoon.
GG says
Thanks so much!
Tina T says
Thanks for posting this recipe???? It reminds me of the yummy peanut butter cookies my mom and I used to bake together????Missing her today so I think I will bake a batch
Hugs & Cookies xoxo says
awww love that <3
Ed Gould says
Do you know anywhere you can purchase the cookies made from this recipe? I am a black thumb when it comes to baking.