PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES (SOFT & THICK)

Peanut Butter Cookies (Soft & Thick) image

Provided by Family Favorites

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 c peanut butter, creamy (not low-fat)
1 stick butter, no substitutes, slightly softened
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c white sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 tsp real vanilla
1 1/2 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cream together butter and peanut butter until well mixed.
3. Add brown sugar and white sugar and mix on medium for 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Add salt, soda, baking powder, vanilla and egg. Mix until well blended.
4. Slowly add flour until just mixed and dough is a uniform color.
5. Roll into 1 1/2" balls. (Can roll in sugar at this point, but I never do.)
6. Transfer to prepared baking sheet. (12 to a large cookie sheet.) With a large glass or the palm of your hand, flatten just a little bit... not too much! You want them to stay thick and chunky! =)
7. Bake for 7-8 minutes until they just start to brown. Don't over bake. Cool on wire racks topped with paper toweling to cool.
8. ***To keep cookies like these soft for several days, (...if there's any left!) place a piece of white sandwich bread in with the cookies in a large ziplock bag the next day. When the bread starts to become firm, replace with a new piece.