The best Peanut Butter Cookies are soft, chewy, delicious, and rich with peanut butter! An easy Peanut Butter Cookie recipe and a classic favorite cookie!
There’s just nothing like these classic Peanut Butter Cookies, so full of rich peanut butter. Pair these soft, chewy delicious cookies with an ice cold glass of milk or a cup of coffee and you’ve got a treat that everyone enjoys. I’m happy to share my easy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe with you – they’ve been a favorite in my family for many years!
My Peanut Butter Cookies have always been one of my husband’s favorite cookies, so when I start pulling out the ingredients to make them, his eyes get just a little bit wider when I tell him I am making a batch of these cookies. But, I must admit that I’m probably more excited than he is about it! They are the best peanut butter cookies I’ve ever tasted!
It seems like we always have projects to do around the house and the farm. When we clean out closets, Bart and Sam seem to work a little faster than I do. I take trips down memory lane, think of other projects I want to do, and sometimes get a bit distracted. So it doesn’t take long for it to look like they’ve done more than me. Ok, I need some brownie points sometimes. What a great time to bake cookies! And these Peanut Butter cookies are the BEST and a choice that we all love!
Not only are these Peanut Butter Cookies absolutely scrumptious, they make beautiful bakery style cookies. Here’s how you make them.
How to Make Peanut Butter Cookies
To make these cookies, you’ll need these simple ingredients.
Ingredients
- butter – needs to be softened
- peanut butter – my recipe uses a lot of peanut butter, even double that of other recipes.
- brown sugar – adds a such richness to these cookies
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- eggs
- all-purpose flour
- baking soda
- baking powder
- sea salt
- sugar for rolling the cookies
Instructions
Preheat. Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Cream. You’ll begin by creaming together softened butter, peanut butter, sugars, and vanilla. Then add in the eggs one at time, being sure to fully combine each.
Mix. Next, you will whisk together all the dry ingredients and cream with the peanut butter mixture until just combined. Make sure you are careful to not over mix.
Scoop and Roll. Then scoop the dough and roll into a ball. You’ll then roll each ball in sugar.
Place on Baking Sheet. After you’ve rolled in sugar, place the cookie dough balls on a baking sheet about 2 inches apart. This is important as the cookies will spread as they bake. Make sure you don’t put the cookies too close together on the baking sheet.
Criss-Cross. Dip the tines of the fork into sugar and press into the top of each cookie to form a criss-cross pattern.
Bake. Bake as directed in the preheated oven.
Cool. Once your cookies are done, remove them from the oven and allow to sit for about 2 minutes to cool before removing to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
Notes:
I prefer to use either creamy or chunky peanut butter, but natural or lower-fat peanut butters also work. Just make sure well-combined when incorporating into the cookie dough.
Adjust baking time based on your oven. I bake these cookies for 10 minutes and allow to cool for about 2 minutes for the perfect cookie.
Optional Peanut Butter Cookie Add-Ins
You can easily add any add-ins you’d like to these peanut butter cookies!
Here are a few favorites:
- Chocolate Chips
- Chopped Salted Peanuts
- Peanut Butter Chips
- M&M’s Candies
- Toffee Bits
….and so many more!
But honestly, you really need to try these cookies just right by themselves at least once. They are absolutely the BEST peanut butter cookies I’ve ever eaten. Hands down!
Make-Ahead Peanut Butter Cookies
Freezer Instructions
For an easy make ahead peanut butter cookie recipe, prepare your cookie dough, through rolling in the sugar, and place onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Place into the freezer and freeze for 30 minutes. Transfer your cookies to a freezer-safe zip top bag and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
When ready to serve, simply remove from the freezer-safe bag and place onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake as directed, adding about 3 minutes to the baking time.
Other Favorite Cookie Recipes
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies – delicious and grain-free and dairy-free!
Classic Buttery Spritz Cookies
Here’s my recipe for my Peanut Butter Cookies. I hope you love them as much as we do!
Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups peanut butter, creamy or chunky
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Cream together butter, peanut butter, sugars, and vanilla. Add in eggs one at time, being sure to fully combine each.
- Whisk together all dry ingredients and cream with peanut butter mixture until just combined. Be careful to not over mix.
- Scoop dough and roll into a ball and then roll in sugar and place on baking sheet about 2 inches apart as the cookies will spread.
- Dip tines of the fork into sugar and then press into the top of the cookie to form a criss-cross pattern.
- Place in preheated oven and bake between 10 – 15 minutes, depending on your oven.
- Remove from oven and allow to sit for about 2 minutes to cool before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Adjust baking time based on your oven. I bake these cookies for 10 minutes and allow to cool for about 2 minutes for the perfect cookie.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
Can you use selfrising flour in these cookies? They look delicious, especially with all that peanut butter.
My grandson loves these peanut butter cookies. How would you package them to be shipped by mail?
How sweet of you to mail these cookies to your grandson! I’m sure he will appreciate getting these in the mail from you, Margaret!
A friend of mine, Bridget at Bake at 350, has directions for packaging and shipping cookies.
Thanks so much! xo