peanut butter cookies

this recipe is good if you don't like super-sweet cookies. it's from the food network test kitchen cookbook.

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
pinch fine salt
8 Tbs unsalted butter, softened (1 stick)
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
granulated sugar, for rolling

whisk the flour with the baking soda and salt in a small bowl. slowly beat the butter with the brown sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until just blended. then beat on high until light and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed, about 10 minutes. beat in the egg and peanut butter.

turn the mixer to low and beat in the flour mixture to make a smooth dough. scrape the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap, flatten into a disk, wrap, and refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.

preheat the oven to 375. line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. put the granulated sugar on a pie plate. using about 2 tsp per cookie, shape the dough into balls, then roll them in the sugar and space them an inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. press a crosshatch on top of each cookie with the tines of a fork, flattening slightly as you do. bake, turning the pans once, until lightly browned, about 9 minutes. briefly cool the cookies on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool.