Description
Homemade air fryer peanut butter cookies deliver irresistible comfort with crisp edges and chewy centers. Quick preparation and minimal cleanup make these treats perfect for spontaneous dessert cravings you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (100 g) sugar
- ½ cup (110 g) brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Mixing Foundation: Combine peanut butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and egg in a mixing bowl, whisking until achieving a smooth, homogeneous texture.
- Flavor Infusion: Fold in baking soda, vanilla extract, and kosher salt, ensuring thorough integration throughout the dough mixture.
- Dough Formation: Roll the mixture into uniform, compact spheres approximately 1-inch in diameter, applying consistent pressure to maintain shape and size.
- Cookie Preparation: Arrange dough balls in the air fryer basket with adequate spacing, then use a fork to imprint a classic crisscross pattern across each cookie’s surface.
- Precision Cooking: Activate the air fryer at 350°F, carefully positioning the decorated cookies inside the cooking chamber and allowing them to transform for 6-9 minutes until edges turn a rich golden-brown.
- Cooling Ritual: Remove cookies from the air fryer and transfer to a wire cooling rack, letting them stabilize and set for 5-7 minutes before serving, which allows the texture to solidify and flavors to settle.
Notes
- Precise Dough Consistency: Blend ingredients thoroughly to achieve a smooth, well-mixed dough that ensures even cookie texture and optimal taste.
- Strategic Spacing Technique: Leave ample room between cookies in the air fryer basket to prevent sticking and promote uniform cooking, allowing heat to circulate freely.
- Fork Marking Magic: Create classic crisscross patterns with gentle fork pressure, which not only adds visual appeal but helps cookies cook evenly and develop a delightful crisp exterior.
- Cooling Critical Step: Let cookies rest on a wire rack for 5-7 minutes after cooking, allowing them to firm up and develop the perfect chewy-crisp texture before serving or storing.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 135
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg