Description
Homemade air fryer peanut butter cookies combine classic comfort with modern convenience. Quick preparation and crisp edges make these treats irresistible for cookie enthusiasts who crave simple, delicious desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (120 g) creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup (65 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (50 g) packed brown sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Mixing Base: Whip peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl until achieving a smooth, creamy texture with no granular residue.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Blend egg and vanilla extract into the sugar-peanut butter mixture, stirring until perfectly homogeneous and glossy.
- Dry Ingredient Preparation: Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together, ensuring thorough and even distribution of leavening agents.
- Dough Formation: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, kneading until a compact, moldable dough emerges that holds shape without cracking.
- Cookie Shaping and Marking: Craft uniform dough balls, then imprint each with distinctive fork tines, creating signature crisscross patterns that enhance both aesthetics and texture.
- Air Frying Process: Strategically place cookies in air fryer basket, maintaining spacing for optimal heat circulation, and cook at 350°F for 5-6 minutes until edges turn golden and centers appear set.
- Cooling and Finishing: Transfer freshly cooked cookies to a wire rack, allowing them to cool and solidify, developing a delightful crisp exterior while maintaining a tender inner crumb.
Notes
- Measure Precisely: Use exact measurements for ingredients to ensure consistent cookie texture and prevent dry or crumbly results.
- Chill Dough Option: Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes before shaping to prevent spreading and create more compact cookies in the air fryer.
- Space Strategically: Leave enough room between cookies in the air fryer basket to allow proper hot air circulation and even cooking.
- Watch Carefully: Check cookies at 5 minutes to prevent over-browning, as air fryers can cook faster than traditional ovens due to intense heat circulation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 116
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg