Soft and Thick Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
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1 1/4 cups All purpose flour
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1/2 tsp. Baking soda
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1 tsp. Vanilla extract
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3/4 cup Creamy peanut butter
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1 Large egg
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1/4 cup Granulated sugar
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1/2 cup Dark brown sugar
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1/2 cup Salted butter, softened to room temperature
Method
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01In a large bowl with a handheld or stand mixer, cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Mix in peanut butter, then the egg, and then the vanilla. Slowly mix in the dry ingredients. Do not overmix. Chill dough for at least 30 minutes.
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02Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove chilled dough from fridge and roll into balls. Spread a thin layer of granulated sugar on a plate and roll each dough ball to evenly coat (if desired).
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03On an ungreased baking sheet, bake for 8-9 minutes, until the tops begin to slightly crack. Do not bake longer than this. Cookies will look undone but will firm up as they cool. Press a chocolate heart into each cookie and quickly stick the baking sheet in the freezer or fridge so the warm cookie does not completely melt the chocolate heart. Let the chocolate set (about 15 minutes) on the cookies in the freezer/refrigerator.
