Baking with the Bean: Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Last night, the Bean and I did a little baking together! My only request was new content for my blog and she wanted peanut butter, so we made peanut butter cookies! And they were so perfect! We got the recipe from A Dash of Sanity, you can find it HERE.

Start by combining 1/2 cup of softened butter and 1 cup of peanut butter in a medium mixing bowl.

Mix in 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and 1/2 cup of brown sugar.

Add in 1 egg and 2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Finally, mix in 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour. The original recipe recommends combining the dry ingredients in a separate bowl then adding them to the wet ingredients. I didn't want to make extra dishes so, I just stirred in the baking soda and salt. Then I added the flour gradually - 1/2 cup at a time :)

Roll the dough into 1 inch balls, roll them each in sugar then place them about an inch and a half apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Press the cookies down with a fork - I press down one way then turn the fork to make perpendicular lines to the original ones. Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Let them set for a minute before transferring them to a wire cooling rack.

CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
yield: 38 cookies
ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

directions
1. Combine the softened butter and peanut butter in a medium mixing bowl. Mix in the sugars until well combined. Ad in the egg and vanilla extract - stir until combined.
2. Mix in the baking soda and the salt. Then, gradually add in the flour (1/2 cup at a time), mix until the dough is well combined.
3. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls, roll each ball in sugar then place them about an inch and a half apart along a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
4. Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
5 Let the cookies sit for a minute before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Enjoy!