Creamy peanut butter brought to cookies means having a tasty, rich treat. These have a perfect balance between crunchy and chewy, all while highlighting the star ingredient.
In a stand mixer, cream the peanut butter, butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes.
½ cup creamy peanut butter, 4 tbsp unsalted butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup light brown sugar
Add the vanilla and egg, mixing to incorporate.
1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 large egg
Finish with flour and baking soda and mix until no dry streaks remain.
1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda
Using a cookie scoop, drop tablespoon-sized balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Press a cross pattern using the tines of a fork on each dough ball and bake in preheated oven 10-15 minutes. The center should still be soft with the edges just set.
Remove from the oven and cool on pan for 5 minutes.
Remove from the pan to cooling rack to finish cooling.