Description
These Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies are a nostalgic treat with crispy edges and soft centers. Made with creamy peanut butter and simple ingredients, they’re the best classic peanut butter cookie recipe. Perfect for dessert, snacking, or gifting.
Ingredients
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a bowl, mix peanut butter, sugar, and egg until smooth.
3. Add vanilla extract, baking soda, and salt. Stir until fully combined.
4. Roll dough into 1-tablespoon-sized balls and place on baking sheet.
5. Use a fork to press a crisscross pattern on each ball, flattening slightly.
6. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until edges are golden and centers are soft.
7. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
Use creamy peanut butter for best texture.
Do not overbake; they firm up as they cool.
Add a pinch of sea salt on top before baking for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 10mg