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Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut butter cookies that are soft and chewy, featuring the signature crisscross pattern from a fork.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings: 18 cookies
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line a baking sheet.
  2. Stir the peanut butter, sugar, egg and vanilla together until smooth.
  3. Roll the dough into balls and place on the sheet.
  4. Press each one with a fork to make a crisscross pattern.
  5. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, then let cool on the pan before moving.

Notes

They firm up as they cool, so don't overbake.