Red, White & Blue Peanut Butter Cookies
These cookies are for peanut butter lovers, as they contain peanut butter in the dough as well as peanut butter M&M's.
Equipment
- Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer
- Oven
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups peanut butter M&M's 9.6 oz sharing size bag
- ¼ tsp salt only if using unsalted butter
Instructions
- Cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together in a large bowl with a stand mixer or hand mixer on medium speed.
- Mix in the peanut butter until incorporated.
- Add the egg and mix for a few seconds.
- Add the vanilla and mix for a few seconds until incorporated.
- Slowly mix in the baking soda, flour, and 1/4 tsp salt (if using unsalted butter) just until incorporated.
- Fold in the M&M's with a wooden spoon
- Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Using a tablespoon sized cookie scoop, drop dough onto cookie sheet. Press down on dough balls with a drinking glass to flatten slightly.
- Bake for 7-10 minutes, until the bottoms are slightly golden brown.
- After cooling on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, use a spatula to transfer cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
This dough may be frozen to be baked at a later time. After scooping out the dough and flattening it, put the cookie sheet in the freezer for 15 minutes to firm up the dough. Then transfer to a freezer storage bag. When ready to bake, there is no need to thaw them. Just add 1-2 minutes to the baking time.
If you are using salted butter, do not add extra salt in step #5.