Delicious Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies
These delicious peanut butter Christmas cookies are a peanut butter lovers favorite cookie, and perfect for cookie exchanges. Decorate with chocolate, sprinkles, peanut butter cups, and more!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 75 minutes
- Yield: 16 large cookies or 32 small cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
- 1 cup butter (I use salted, but you can use unsalted if preferred)
- 1 cup creamy Peanut Butter
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup light Brown Sugar (packed)
- 2 Large Eggs
- 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 2 1/2 cups Self-Rising Flour
Decorating Ingredients:
Instructions
- Use an electric hand mixer and cream the softened butter, sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. Lastly, add in the peanut butter and mix until creamy.
- Next add the flour to the wet batter, 1/2 a cup at a time and mix until incorporated. The dough will be thick but soft. Cover dough tightly with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour (and up to 2 days) in the refrigerator before baking.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Using a small or medium cookie scoop, place balls of dough on the cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
- Lightly press down with the bottom of a glass cup and criss cross with a fork.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes (depending on size) or until cookies are lightly browned on bottoms and sides.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely before decorating.
- Decorate cookies using melted chocolate, sprinkles, peanut butter cups, and other ingredients, if desired.
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