Lofthouse-Style Soft Peanut Butter Chip Sugar Cookies with Peanut Butter Frosting

INGREDIENTS

large egg

1/2 cup

unsalted butter (1 stick), softened

1/2 cup

granulated sugar

1/2 cup

light brown sugar, packed

2 tsp

vanilla extract

1 3/4 cups

cake flour (no substitutions, I used Swans Down)

2 tsp

cornstach

1/4 tsp

baking powder

1/4

teaspoon baking soda

salt, optional and to taste

bag Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips (about 1 2/3 cups)

Peanut Butter Frosting

1/3 cup

creamy peanut butter (use Jif, Skippy, etc. Not homemade or natural PB because they’ll separate and so will the frosting)

1/4 cup

unsalted butter (half of 1 stick), softened

1 1/2 cups

confectioner’s sugar

salt, optional and to taste

splash cream or milk, if needed to achieve proper consistency (I used about 1 1/2 tablespoons cream)

chocolate sprinkles, optional for garnishing