Classic Peanut Butter Cookies are always a crowd pleaser. Made with your favorite creamy peanut butter, white and brown sugar makes them a sweet and salty cookie, perfect for the holidays or anytime.
Beat together butter and peanut butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer for about 1 minute until creamy. Add both sugars, baking powder and salt, beat until combined. Beat in the egg and vanilla until combined.
Beat the flour in a ⅓ at a time. until each addition is completely mixed in with the cookie dough. Once the dough gets too stiff for the mixer switch to a wooden spoon to mix the last bit of flour in completely.
Roll the cookie dough into dough 1-inch balls. Flatten the ball slightly and roll in granulated sugar. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Press a crisscross pattern into each cookie with a fork.
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until a light golden brown on the bottom. Remove the cookies from the oven and place the cookie sheet on a wire cooling rack. Cool for five minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.