Soft Peanut Butter Cookies – these easy peanut butter cookies are the BEST! The cookies are super soft and filled with peanut butter flavor. These will be your new favorite peanut butter cookies!
Chewy and Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
I bake a lot of cookies. And when I say a lot, I mean A LOT! I love creating new cookie recipes, but I also love baking the classics. Last weekend, I was in the mood for good old-fashioned peanut butter cookies so I made my favorite Soft Peanut Butter Cookies.
I’ve been making these peanut butter cookies for years and every time I make them I fall in love all over again. They are seriously the best peanut butter cookies. They are super soft, chewy, and have the perfect peanut butter flavor. If you are a peanut butter cookie fan, you will love this recipe for peanut butter cookies!
Peanut Butter Love
The recipe for these soft peanut butter cookies is simple and I bet you have all of the ingredients in your pantry right now. Unless you polished off your jar of peanut butter late last night like I did. I got carried away with the pretzels and peanut butter. It’s one of my favorite late night snacks and I have a hard time stopping once I start. Just like I can’t stop eating these peanut butter cookies once I start! They are so soft and chewy and practically melt in your mouth. I can never stop at one…or ten:) They are the BEST peanut butter cookies!
How to Make Peanut Butter Cookies:
- I use creamy peanut butter for these peanut butter cookies.
- Make sure your butter is soft, but not melted. If your butter is too warm the cookies will be flat.
- Make sure you really cream together the butter, peanut butter, and sugars. This will take about 2-3 minutes using a stand mixer on medium speed.
- Roll the cookies in sugar before baking to make them extra pretty!
- Don’t overbake the peanut butter cookies. Remove from the oven when they are set around the edges but still soft in the center, about 9-10 minutes. The cookies will finish baking as they cool on the baking sheet. You want the cookies to be soft!
- Store the peanut butter cookies in an airtight container on the counter for up to 4 days. To keep the cookies soft, place a piece of bread in the container. The bread will get hard but the cookies will stay soft. It is magic!
Peanut butter is on my grocery list today! I need to stock up so I can make another batch of these peanut butter cookies! They seriously are the best! And make sure you try my Peanut Butter Cookie S’mores! They are my favorite summer treat and a fun way to enjoy these perfect peanut butter cookies!
If you like Peanut Butter Cookies, you might also like:
- Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
- Oatmeal Cookies
- No Bake Cookies
- Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Dessert
Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
- Prep Time
- 15 minutes
- Cook Time
- 9 minutes
- Cuisine
- American
- Servings
- 24
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Extra granulated sugar for rolling cookies in, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Using a stand mixer, cream the butter and peanut butter together until combined. Add the sugars and beat until creamy and smooth, about 3 minutes. Add in the egg and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
- With the mixer on low, slowly add in the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Take about 2 tablespoons of dough and form a cookie dough ball. Roll in granulated sugar, if desired. Place cookies on prepared baking sheet, about 2-inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes or until they are golden at the edges and just set. Don't overbake, the cookies will set up as they cool. Remove pan from oven and let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 4-5 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely.
Keyword
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I made these last week and I’m going to make them again! I followed the recipe exactly for my family of four and I can sum this up in three words… What. A. Hit!!
Made these using smooth Barney butter almond butter and followed recipe exactly and baked for 9 minutes. If you feel your cookies aren’t flat enough, you can sort of whack your cookie sheet on the counter when you take the cookies out of the oven (not too hard but hard enough so they crack a little on top) This recipe really brings out the flavor of the nut butter you use and it is truly a winner! I wanted a soft cookie with rich nutty taste and not too sickeningly sweet, and thank God we found it!!! Thank you!
i have been searching forever for a great go to peanut butter cookie recipe (and not just any recipe but a soft and chewy recipe) and this is it! i will look no further! this recipe is amazing! my cookies come out perfect everytime. thank you so much! i am a huge fan
I just made these tonight and they are delicious!!! Thanks for sharing. I am sure I will be making them again!!’
Yay!
I use your recipe atleast once a month and send everyone I know here because these are truly the BEST peanut butter cookies!!
I inadvertently bought reduced fat creamy PB. Is it okay to use for these cookies?
Turned out great.
I have made these cookies so many times and they are to die for! Nobody can ever stop eating them. But – I have a friend who is vegan and would love if she could try these. What do you think about substituting oil or vegetable shortening for butter in this recipe?
There is vegan butter available in most US grocery stores, now. (Earth Balance, I cant believe it’s not butter vegan, etc).
Don’t forget that vegan people don’t eat eggs either, so you have to make a flax egg. I follow Minimalist Baker’s instructions for that.
Cookies with peanut butter are always my favorite!!
I am diabetics it would be very helpful if your recipes included the grams of carbs I have written several of your recipes for cookies and energy bites
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Love the peanut butter cookie s’mores idea! These look amazing — that rich color in the cracks makes me want to bake these today, lol. Thanks for sharing!
You are welcome! You need to try them!
very nice… will try soon
We love these. Please never lose your website because I’d seriously cry if I couldn’t find the recipe again!
This is a keeper recipe. So much so that I printed if off and put it in my “Family Favorites” notebook. I also pinned it but I wanted a hard copy just in case the website ever went away.
I’m wondering if the baked cookies freeze well. I often bake in November and freeze for Christmas, and would love to add this one to my holiday platters.
I only had crunchy peanut butter, unbleached flour and forgot to press them with a fork until 8 minutes into baking. I made them too big, 10 monster cookies. Baked an extra 10 minutes. Turned out pretty. Next I’ll pay more attention.
Thanks Maria!!
I will certainly try these!!!
Hi Admin,
this is really awesome post, actually best thing is loved all of your pictures which you clicked.
Thanks 🙂
I made these for the first time last night and they are truly some of the best peanut butter cookies I’ve ever had. I will definitely make them again.
Thank you so much for this recipe! Hands down, the best pb cookies I have ever made or eaten!
Yay!
Josh you should add to your post about Wade, and the video, to grab a tissue. Such sweet sentiments for him from his fans.
Thank you Maria for the discount for the built bars, I have been seeing good reviews for them, and a few people at my WW meeting said they were good too.
Yummy cookies, peanut butter, looks like I’m making some too!
Is there a substitute for brown sugar?
Cannot wait to make these!!
These are the absolute BEST peanut butter cookies! Thank you for a winning recipe!
These are unbelievable!
Cookies came out great, but had to bake 14 minutes. Doubled the recipe and got 36 cookies.
They are delicious
Very soft and delicious cookies. They even look like yours! I was kinda worried at first because you don’t fork them. It’s a keeper
The BEST cookies. Loved them and they were a hit with everyone!!
Can these be made using a hand mixer?
These are AMAZING!!! Definitely making these again!! Perfect snacks to make during quarantine!!
So happy you loved the peanut butter cookies!
AMAZING! Just the right amount of soft and a bit crispy on the edges and top — I think because of rolling them in sugar. Don’t skip that step! I made mine too big – a double batch just gave me 30 cookies. Cooked for about 13 minutes. You definitely have to trust the instructions. I was sure they must have been raw, but after cooling – lo and behold – they cooled to perfection. These cookies will be in my baking rotation for sure! Thank you for the recipe.
Glad you liked the cookies!
Made these yesterday and YES – they are new peanut butter cookie favorite. Love the soft texture and big flavor! BTW. Just received your cookbook and can’t wait to jump in for some new recipes. Beautiful book – well done!
Glad you liked the cookies! Thanks for buying our cookbook. I hope you love it!