Super Small Batch Giant Peanut Butter Cookies
Big, flat, chewy peanut butter cookies made with melted butter and confectioners' sugar.
Servings 6
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons hot melted unsalted butter (56 grams)
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted or weighed (120 grams)
- ½ cup lightly packed light brown sugar (100 grams)
- 1 large egg
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup peanut butter, softened
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour (95 grams)
- 1 teaspoon water, optional and I haven't needed it lately
- ½ cup peanut butter chips
- ¼ cup lightly salted peanuts
- Reese’s Pieces
Instructions
- In a bowl, stir together hot butter, powdered sugar and brown sugar until smooth. If still very hot, let cool for about a minute, then stir in egg. Beat with a spoon until egg is fully mixed then stir in vanilla, baking soda and salt. Stir in peanut butter. Add flour and stir just until mixed. If dough seems too dry (falling apart), add the water.
- Stir in peanut butter chips and salted nuts. You can also add Reese's Pieces or any other peanut butter candy if you happen to have some. Shape dough into a fat log of about 6 or 7 inches log. Chill for 1 hour.
- Cut log into 6 equal pieces (each should weigh about 3 ½ oz). If chunks of cookies and chips fall out, just stick them back onto the cut pieces.
- Place cut pieces about 4 inches away from each other, 4-6 to a sheet, on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake at 325 degrees F for 18 to 20 minutes, rotating pan halfway through.
- Remove from oven and arrange a few more chunks on top – the candy will melt and adhere to the cookie. Cool on cookie sheet for 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.
