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These Easy Peanut Butter Cookies are soft and chewy, and full of peanut butter flavor!  Read on to see how to make the best homemade peanut butter cookies!
These Easy Peanut Butter Cookies are soft and chewy, and full of peanut butter flavor!  Read on to see how to make the best homemade peanut butter cookies! Peanut butter recipe | Homemade peanut butter cookies | soft peanut butter cookie | chewy | Easy | Recipe | Classic pb cookies | Simple

These Easy Peanut Butter Cookies are soft and chewy, and full of peanut butter flavor!  Read on to see how to make the best homemade peanut butter cookies! Peanut butter recipe | Homemade peanut butter cookies | soft peanut butter cookie | chewy | Easy | Recipe | Classic pb cookies | Simple

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I was recently chatting with a former co-worker about peanut butter cookies.  You see, we used to work together in a building in downtown Portland that had a cafe on the first floor with THE BEST peanut butter cookies.  Almost every afternoon, someone would run downstairs for a peanut butter cookie pick me up.  Rich, buttery, sweet and salty peanut butter goodness – it can make even the worst day better.
These Easy Peanut Butter Cookies are soft and chewy, and full of peanut butter flavor!  Read on to see how to make the best homemade peanut butter cookies! Peanut butter recipe | Homemade peanut butter cookies | soft peanut butter cookie | chewy | Easy | Recipe | Classic pb cookies | Simple

The Best Peanut Butter Cookies

It’s always bothered me that I don’t have a go-to  homemade peanut butter cookie recipe, so I decided to remedy that with this Easy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe.  I made these three or four times just to make sure I had them down.  Yes, feel bad for me, I had to eat SO many peanut butter cookies.  If you decide to make them, let me warn you – these cookies are addictive!  And they are quick and easy – no chilling required for the peanut butter cookies!
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How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies

  1. Cream together butter, peanut butter, and sugars until light and fluffy.
  2. Add egg and vanilla
  3. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Mix until combined.
  4. Fold in peanut butter chips and chopped peanuts.
  5. Use a cookie scoop to drop cookie dough onto a cookie sheet lined with silpat or parchment paper.
  6. Bake peanut butter cookies in a 325 degree F oven for 12-15 minutes, until edges are starting to brown.
  7. Allow to cool on a cooling rack.  Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to five days.

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Easy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Prep 10 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Total 25 minutes
Servings 26 Cookies
These easy peanut butter cookies are soft and chewy, full of peanut butter flavor.

Ingredients 

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup smooth peanut butter about 8 ounces
  • 8 tablespoons 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter chips
  • 1/2 cup roasted and salted peanuts salted peanuts, finely chopped
  • coarse sea salt optional, for topping

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.  Prepare two baking sheets, lining with silpat or parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, set aside.
  • Cream together the butter, peanut butter, white and brown sugars until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in egg and vanilla until well combined.
  • Turn off mixer, add flour mixture.  Beat until fully combined.
  • Fold in peanut butter chips and peanuts.
  • Scoop dough in to balls about 2 tablespoons each ( I used a cookie scoop).  Spaced evenly apart on the baking sheet, 12 cookies per sheet. Use a fork to create the hashtag pattern. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt if desired.  Bake for 12-15 minutes, until edges are starting to brown.
  • Remove from oven and cool on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes before serving.  Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.7mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Baked Goods/Breads, Dessert, Desserts
Cuisine: American
Did you like this recipe?Please comment, rate and share! And don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @foxandbriar AND #foxandbriar so I can see what you made!

These Easy Peanut Butter Cookies are soft and chewy, and full of peanut butter flavor!  Read on to see how to make the best homemade peanut butter cookies! Peanut butter recipe | Homemade peanut butter cookies | soft peanut butter cookie | chewy | Easy | Recipe | Classic pb cookies | Simple

Hello! I’m Meghan.

I am so glad that you are here! I am the recipe developer, photographer, and writer here at my blog Fox and Briar. I am a passionate, self-taught home cook and believe that most things are better homemade and that good food doesn’t need to be complicated.

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8 Comments

  1. Planning to make these. Can’t wait! Can I use chunky peanut butter instead and then skip the addition of the chopped peanuts?

  2. 5 stars
    Oh my good gosh…. These cookies😍. There are no words for how yummy they are. I can’t bake to save my life, but had to makes these as my first post-lent desert. They. Did. Not. Disappoint. I have made two batches in a week. Prob the best peanut butter cookies I’ve ever had- don’t tell my Mom….(can’t believe I made them) I am a hopeless baker, so was shocked at how easy they were to make and the way the recipe/ instructions are laid out make them fool proof (I’m living proof) Thank you for this recipe 🍪🍪🍪🍪 nom nom nom