Chef John's Peanut Butter Cookies

These are tasty! You can find the recipe here.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup unsalted butter
• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup creamy peanut butter
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a stand mixer until smooth.
2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beater with a spatula. Add egg and mix for about 1 minute.
3. Slowly mix in flour with the mixer on low. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beater. Mix on medium until combined, about 30 seconds.
4. Form dough into a ball, cover with plastic and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
5. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
6. Portion out cookie dough in equal-sized balls on a baking sheet covered with a silicone baking mat. Use damp hands to roll dough into smooth balls. Stamp each ball with a fork in a criss-cross pattern.
7. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes until golden.
8. Leave on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.