25 Days of Christmas Cookies Countdown: Bonus Peanut Butter Cookies

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line your baking sheet(s) with parchment paper.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl, or the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter, peanut butter, sugar, and light brown sugar until creamy.

Step 3

Add the eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, baking powder, and salt then mix until smooth. *Add 1 tablespoon of your flour if the wet ingredients start to 'curdle' with the addition of the eggs.

Step 4

Stir in the flour until it has been completely incorporated into the dough.

Step 5

Shape the dough into 1 inch round balls, roll them in sugar if desired. Place onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets with approximately 2 inches of spacing between each cookie.

Step 6

Use a fork to gently press the cookies down to about half the height. Criss-cross the tine marks to make the usual checkered pattern of peanut butter cookies.

Step 7

Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 8-10 minutes, or until the cookie edges begin to brown slightly.

Step 8

Remove cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.