Recipe- Crispy And Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

If you're looking for chewy peanut butter cookies, this is your recipe. They're a tiny bit crisp on the outside, deliciously soft and chewy in the middle, and full of peanut flavor. You will LOVE them! These peanut butter cookies are just like the ones that granny used to make. They're incredibly chewy and have a strong peanut butter flavor.

The soft, chewy, and extra peanut buttery morsels are as good as it gets. But to take things just a tad further, we like to add a tiny sprinkle of flaky sea salt on top, just because sweet and salty belong together.

Ingredients

1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cornstarch
½ teaspoon EACH: baking soda and baking powder
½ cup butter, at room temperature
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 large egg
1 cup peanut butter, we like salted natural peanut butter – see notes
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional: granulated sugar for dusting the cookies
Optional: flaky sea salt

Method

* Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

* In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and baking powder.

* Using electric beaters or a stand mixer, cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Add the egg and mix to combine. Add the peanut butter and vanilla and beat until it is soft and smooth.

* Add the dry ingredients all at once. Mix only until just combined. Do not overmix.

* Scoop the cookie dough using a medium-sized cookie scoop (1 ½ tablespoons) and roll into balls. If you'd like, roll the balls in some sugar then place them on baking sheets.

* Use a fork to make a crosshatch pattern on top of the cookies, pressing the fork down gently on the cookies.

* Bake the cookies for 12 minutes. If you'd like, sprinkle the tops with a little salt when they come out of the oven. Let them cool for 5 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack.