Soft Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies with Fluffy Chocolate Frosting

Ingredients (19)

• 1 cup salted butter (softened)≈ 227 g
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter (see note)≈ 258 g
• 1/4 cup neutral-flavored oil (vegetable, canola, avocado, etc)≈ 55 g
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar≈ 250 g
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar≈ 90 g
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar≈ 1.6 g
• 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
• 2 tablespoons sour cream≈ 29 g
• 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 5 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (see note)≈ 656 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (for dipping)≈ 100 g
• 1/2 cup salted butter (softened)≈ 114 g
• 1 tablespoon sour cream≈ 14 g
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
• 2 cups powdered sugar≈ 240 g
• 1/3 cup unsweetened or Dutch-process cocoa powder≈ 29 g
• 1/4 cup heavy cream≈ 60 g

flour 656 gbatter 1676 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 513 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

• Fat43% · 13th percentile · median 61%
• Sugar52% · 22nd percentile · median 64%
• Egg15% · 35th percentile · median 18%
• Leavening0.5% · 27th percentile · median 1.3%
• Salt0.5% · 39th percentile · median 0.7%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

7 to 8 minutes

median 11 minutes