Description
Whip up these adorable peanut butter paw print cookies that’ll have everyone grinning from ear to ear. Chocolatey paw marks on buttery cookies make snack time super playful and fun.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Decorative Ingredients:
- ½ cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Pulverize 1 cup softened butter and 2 cups of sugar in a mixer until the mixture becomes billowy and pale, approximately 4 minutes on medium speed.
- Incorporate 2 eggs individually, blending thoroughly after each addition. Mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup creamy peanut butter until completely smooth.
- Sift 3 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt together in a separate container.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture gradually, stirring at low speed until ingredients are just combined. Stop mixing as soon as no flour streaks remain.
- Encase dough in plastic wrap, then refrigerate for 45 minutes to help cookies maintain their shape.
- Position oven rack in center and warm to 375F. Cover two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll dough into 1-inch spheres, spacing them 2 inches apart on prepared sheets.
- Press fork tines across each cookie twice to create a cross pattern. Use your thumb to make four small indentations around the center.
- Slide sheets into preheated oven and bake for exactly 9 minutes, watching for golden edges.
- Immediately after removing from oven, nestle 3-4 milk chocolate chips into the toe indentations while cookies remain warm.
- Transfer cookies to wire rack, allowing them to cool completely for approximately 20 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Chill the dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and maintain the paw print shape during baking.
- Use room temperature butter and eggs for smoother mixing and better cookie texture.
- Experiment with different chocolate chip flavors like dark or white chocolate for unique variations.
- For gluten-free options, swap wheat flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to keep the same soft cookie consistency.
- Prep Time: 40-45 minutes
- Cook Time: 8-10 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 245 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 132 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg