How to Make SOFT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES {Recipe Video

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a healthier fat option, while margarine can be more economical.

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter is a healthier nut option, and sunflower seed butter is often less expensive.

Add 1 cup of room temperature butter to the stand mixer.

Add 1 cup of creamy peanut butter to the mixer.

Add 1 cup of white sugar and 1 cup of brown sugar to the mixer.

Attach the beater blade and mix on stir until combined.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla to the mixture.

Add 3 eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.

In a separate bowl, combine 4 cups of all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons of baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.

Mix the dry ingredients with a fork or whisk.

Add half of the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix on low speed.

Add the remaining flour mixture and mix until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.

Scoop the cookie dough onto a baking sheet lined with a nonstick silicone mat using a cookie scoop.

Roll each dough ball between your hands to make them smooth.

Press a fork into the top of each cookie to create a crisscross pattern.

Sprinkle a little granulated sugar on top of each cookie (optional).

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bake the cookies for 9 to 10 minutes, checking at 9 minutes for doneness.

Allow cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 3 to 4 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

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