Peanut Butter Cutout Cookies
Peanut butter cutout cookies are easy to make and easy to decorate with icing or decorative sugar. The perfect peanut butter Christmas Cookie!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 12 min
- Yield
- 38 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 13/4 cup all purpose flour (at least 11% protein)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
- 2
In the mixing bowl beat the butter and peanut butter until creamy, approximately 1-2 minutes, add the sugars and combine. Add the egg and vanilla beat to combine. Add the whisked flour and mix until combined.
- 3
At this point you can remove half of the dough, wrap in plastic and chill, the other half of the dough mix in the chocolate chips. Leave in the bowl and or wrap in plastic and chill. The dough should be refrigerated for 1-2 hours at least or even overnight.
- 4
Remove the dough from the fridge and roll out one portion at a time to 1/4 inch thick, cut out with your favourite cookie cutters, place the cookies on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, sprinkle with granulated sugar, cane sugar or sparkling sugar. Refrigerate while the oven is pre-heating to 350F (180C). Approximately 15-20 minutes.
- 5
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are starting to brown around the edges. Remove from the oven, let sit 10 minutes on the cookie sheet, move to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!