Chef John's Peanut Butter Cookies

Serves: 4

Fatima Kris

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

56

Sweetness

46

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

White Sugar

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1

Egg

1.25 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

3

Add egg and mix for about 1 minute

4

Slowly mix in flour with the mixer on low

5

Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beater

6

Mix on medium until combined, about 30 seconds

7

Form dough into a ball, cover with plastic and refrigerate for 2-3 hours

8

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)

9

Portion out cookie dough in equal-sized balls on a baking sheet covered with a silicone baking mat

10

Use damp hands to roll dough into smooth balls

11

Stamp each ball with a fork in a criss-cross pattern

12

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes until golden

13

Leave on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack