Description
Delicious and chewy salted peanut butter cookies with a sprinkle of sea salt on top.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup coarse sea salt for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix peanut butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto a baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Using a fork, gently press down on each cookie to create a crisscross pattern.
- Sprinkle coarse sea salt on top of each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For softer cookies, do not overbake.
- Try adding chocolate chips for a twist!
- Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg