Peanut butter cookies are a classic American treat that is easy to make and loved by people of all ages. These cookies are characterized by their soft and chewy texture, sweet and nutty flavor, and iconic criss-cross pattern on top. They are perfect for lunch boxes, after-school snacks, holiday gatherings, and bake sales. This article provides three different recipes for peanut butter cookies: a classic recipe, a gluten-free recipe, and a vegan recipe. Each recipe includes step-by-step instructions, ingredient lists, and baking tips to ensure success. Whether you are a seasoned baker or a beginner in the kitchen, you will find the perfect peanut butter cookie recipe in this article. So preheat your oven and get ready to indulge in the delightful aroma and irresistible taste of freshly baked peanut butter cookies.
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SUPER-EASY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
When we need cookies in a snap, this is our best go-to recipe - easy, fast and super delicious!
Provided by Kraft Peanut Butter
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips KRAFT Peanut Butter
Time 30m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Mix all ingredients with large spoon until well blended.
- Roll into 24 balls; place, 4 inches apart, on baking sheets. Flatten with fork.
- Bake 20 min. or until lightly browned. (Do not overbake.)
- Cool 5 min. on baking sheets; transfer to wire racks. Cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.1 calories, Carbohydrate 6.8 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 42.9 mg, Sugar 4.8 g
EASY PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL COOKIES
This easy oatmeal cookie recipe is great with a glass of cold milk! With their peanutty flavor, these scrumptious cookies hit the spot. Plus, they couldn't be easier to make! -Marilyn Blankschien, Clintonville, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 20m
Yield 2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a small bowl, cream peanut butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Add oats and baking soda to creamed mixture; mix well., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 67 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 57mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
EASY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
With only four ingredients, these cookies couldn't be easier for our son, Jacob, to help whip up. He thinks it's fun helping prepare meals and snacks.-Valerie Ellsworth, Belvidere, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield about 2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream peanut butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. , Shape level tablespoonfuls into balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten with a fork. Bake at 350° for 16-18 minutes or until set. Cool for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 198 calories, Fat 11g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 105mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
EASY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
These light, flourless cookies, from TV chef Nikki Elkins, are made with everyday ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about a dozen
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together peanut butter, egg, sugar, baking soda, vanilla, if using, and salt until well combined.
- Using a 1 3/4-inch scoop, scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. Using the tines of a fork, gently press down on each scoop in a crosshatch pattern. Sprinkle with sugar and transfer baking sheet to oven. Bake until slightly puffed, 11 to 12 minutes. Cookies will still be soft. Let cool for 5 minutes. Carefully transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool completely.
EASY CAKE MIX PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Make it look easy to make a classic. These deliciously soft and delightfully easy peanut butter cookies are a dream to enjoy, with a moist and chewy texture and just the right amount of peanut butter flavor in every bite. Plus, they're wonderfully simple to make. Just add peanut butter and brown sugar to a box of classic Betty Crocker™ yellow cake mix and you're already halfway there. Mix in the rest of your baking ingredients and your dough will be ready for shaping, no cooling required. This easy peanut butter cookie recipe makes 54 cookies, perfect for sharing with fellow peanut butter-loving friends and family!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 54
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). In large bowl, beat cake mix, brown sugar, water, peanut butter, shortening and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar and, on ungreased cookie sheet, place 2 inches apart. Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in sugar.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Store covered.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 80, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 80 mg, Sugar 6 g, TransFat 0 g
EASY WHOLE WHEAT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, mix together the peanut butter, butter, honey, brown sugar and egg until smooth. Combine the whole wheat flour and baking powder; stir into the batter until blended. Roll into small balls, and place on a greased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly using a fork.
- Bake for 13 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cookies are slightly toasted at the edges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 106.8 calories, Carbohydrate 11.3 g, Cholesterol 11.9 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 64.2 mg, Sugar 7.5 g
EASY OATMEAL-PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
These are not exactly your "dip in milk" cookies, but they are great and so easy to make with kids! Everyone always loves them and it seems as if I can't make enough. No oven needed!
Provided by chefjulia
Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Stir sugar, butter, milk, and cocoa powder together in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Boil for 1 to 2 minutes; err on the side of longer because if it doesn't boil enough, it won't set. Remove from the heat.
- Immediately stir in oats, peanut putter, and vanilla. Stir until completely mixed. Spoon onto waxed paper and let sit until hard, 10 to 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 215 calories, Carbohydrate 30.6 g, Cholesterol 14.1 mg, Fat 9.6 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 37.2 mg, Sugar 23.4 g
EASY CAKE MIX PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
Provided by Nettie Picetti-Grosjean
Categories Desserts Cookies Cake Mix Cookie Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the egg and beat until incorporated; then beat in the peanut butter until evenly mixed. Stir in the cake mix until just incorporated. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls, place onto ungreased baking sheets, and flatten with a fork.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 272.9 calories, Carbohydrate 26.6 g, Cholesterol 13.3 mg, Fat 16.7 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 7.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 276.9 mg, Sugar 15.8 g
QUICK AND EASY PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES
I have not tried this recipe. I got this recipe from Holidays Of The World Cookbook For Students. This is a American recipe. I plan to use Splenda for baking in place of the sugar and sugar free jam or jelly.
Provided by internetnut
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 25 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In medium mixing bowl, mix peanut butter, sugar, and egg until well blended.
- Form dough into ping pong size balls and place 1-inch apart on cookie sheet. Flatten slightly, and, using your finger or handle of wooden spoon, poke a dimple into the top of each cookie.
- Bake in oven for about 25 minutes, or until light brown around edges and firm to the touch.
- When cooled to room temperature, fill each dimple with 1/4 teaspoon of your favorite jam, for garnish.
- Serve as a sweet snack with a glass of milk.
EASY BAKE OVEN PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Another inexpensive alternative to prepared mixes. These ingredients are always a staple in my house and therefore we are always ready to bake in the Easy Bake!
Provided by Pamela
Categories Dessert
Time 11m
Yield 12 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a bowl, mix together all ingredients to make a dough.
- With your fingers roll into 1/2 inch balls.
- Place 4 balls into the Easy Bake Oven pan and press down slightly with the tines of a fork.
- Bake for 6 minutes.
- Cool.
- Bake remaining balls 4 at a time.
EASY GLUTEN FREE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES (USING GF CAKE MIX)
This is from the Cake Mix Doctor's gluten free baking book. I really love all her recipes, and don't feel so guilty about "cheating" with cake mix since most of the GF cake mixes out there have pretty pure, healthy ingredients. Not an overwhelming PB flavor, and you get a nice chewy cookie.
Provided by LawyerMom
Categories Dessert
Time 20m
Yield 10-20 cookies, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix all the ingredients, except the sugar together in a mixer until incorporated.
- Place the sugar in a shallow bowl.
- Form 1 inch balls with the dough and roll each one in the sugar. Arrange them on a cookie sheet, pressing with a fork to make a pattern if desired.
- Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy!
EASY PEANUT BUTTER PROTEIN COOKIES
These easy protein cookies are a good grab-and-go breakfast. Packed with kids' favorite ingredients like peanut butter and chocolate chips, they're great for families to have for a quick breakfast! These cookies are ready in 45 minutes, but they are best cold!
Provided by Rachel C
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes Vegan Breakfast and Brunch
Time 45m
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mash bananas in a bowl and add applesauce, peanut butter, and vanilla extract. Mash together until well mixed. Add oats, walnuts, and protein powder. Mix until cookie dough comes together. Let sit for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Use a tablespoon to scoop dough into 15 medium balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 108.7 calories, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 0.8 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 41.4 mg, Sugar 3.8 g
EASY FLOURLESS PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
This recipe is from a 1999 Gourmet magazine that I've added to. It's a bit different than other PB cookie recipes here. These crispy and peanutty cookies never last long anywhere I've taken them.
Provided by kavanaugh
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 25m
Yield 9 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cream together peanut butter and sugar.
- Beat in remaining ingredients.
- Shape into quarter-sized balls. Place on greased cookie sheet and flatten with fork. (They spread.)
- Bake 10-11 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Cool 2 minutes before removing to cooling racks.
- Option: stir in 1/2 cup finely crushed unsalted peanuts to dough before baking. Makes 4 dozen.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 263.9, Fat 15, SaturatedFat 3.2, Cholesterol 20.7, Sodium 279.6, Carbohydrate 27.9, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 24.9, Protein 7.9
EASY PEANUT BUTTER REINDEER COOKIES
Looking for an easy Christmas dessert kids can help with? Let them decorate these peanut butter reindeer cookies made using Betty Crocker® cookie mix.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheet). In medium bowl, mix cookies as directed on package, using oil, water and egg.
- Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart. Dip bottom of drinking glass in sugar; press each ball until about 1/2 inch thick.
- Pinch bottom edge of each cookie to form a longer point. At point of each cookie, place 1 chocolate chip for nose; press down slightly. Place 2 chocolate chips on each cookie for eyes; press down slightly. With small sharp knife, cut star points from Christmas pretzels to form 48 small V-shaped pretzels (if using pretzel sticks, cut into quarters). Press 2 pretzel pieces into top of each cookie for antlers.
- Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 115 mg, Sugar 9 g, TransFat 0 g
QUICK EASY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
This is such an easy recipe and the cookies are delicious! A girl in my highschool English class did this recipe as a speech demonstration. We all thought she had really messed up leaving out a key ingredient in her recipe, but we were so wrong! These are so simple to throw together for when you have a craving!
Provided by BethR
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 2 dozen, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all ingredients until they come together to make dough.
- Take a small amount in your hand and mold into a ball.
- Place on cookie sheet about an inch apart (they do not spread much).
- Take a fork and press criss-cross pattern on each cookie.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Allow to cool on sheet for a few minutes before transferring to cooling rack to cool completely.
- Cookies will be soft.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 590.6, Fat 33.7, SaturatedFat 7.2, Cholesterol 46.5, Sodium 629, Carbohydrate 62.7, Fiber 3.9, Sugar 55.9, Protein 17.8
EASY FLOURLESS PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Next time your family begs you for a homemade treat, don't fret! With only three ingredients, you can have a batch of these cookies baking in mere minutes.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield about 6-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- In a bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, combine peanut butter and sugar; fold in egg whites. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with a fork. Bake at 325° for 15-20 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 113 calories, Fat 7g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 67mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
EASY PEANUT BUTTER KISS COOKIES
Make and share this Easy Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Kim M.
Categories Dessert
Time 20m
Yield 24 cookies, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll cookie dough into 1 inch balls. Bake 10-12 minutes. Press candy into the center of each cookie.
- Allow to cool at room temperature. May need to refrigerate to get the candies to harden.
DELICIOUS, EASY PBC (PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES)
A creamy, delicious, simple recipe for peanut-butter cookies! These cookies are my favorite cookies! They are delicious! (I found it in an old recipe book my mother had. Smudges of flour had rubbed off the name!)
Provided by we.come.in.cheese
Categories Dessert
Time 3h33m
Yield 24 peanut-butter cookies, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Beat the butter until creamy, for about 2 minutes. Add both of the sugars, beat butter and sugar mix for two more minutes. Then mix in the peanut butter and egg. Mix together all the dry ingredients including: flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix well. Stir the dry ingredients into the sugar butter mixture.
- Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least three hours.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit*.
- Shape dough into balls that are one inch and one-fourth wide and long. Place about three inches apart on an un-greased cookie sheet. Flatten in criss-cross patterns with a fork. Place in oven.
- Bake cookies till they are a light brown (nine to ten minutes*). Cool on baking sheet for a few minutes then transfer to rack to cool completely. *For chewier cookies bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for fifteen minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 125.8, Fat 6.8, SaturatedFat 3.1, Cholesterol 17.9, Sodium 134, Carbohydrate 14.7, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 9.1, Protein 2.3
EASY TASTY HEALTHY (ISH) FLOURLESS 2 WAY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
These are great and so simple you'll want to make them again and again. Adding the oats will give you a denser texture and make the cookies slightly more filling and you can serve them warm after they have half cooled. I do urge you to try them without the oats, they have an amazing light crumbly texture and a more concentrated flavour. In this case you must wait for the cookies to cool completely before removing them from the tray.
Provided by robd16
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 10-16 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350F.
- Mix everything together adding the egg last.
- Roll into balls and flatten with a fork on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper leaving enough room for cookies to expand, you may have to do this in 2 batches.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes checking after 5 to make sure cookies do not burn.
- Allow to cool on the tray, then serve.
EASY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES! GLUTEN FREE!!! 3 INGREDIENTS
Make and share this Easy Peanut Butter Cookies! Gluten Free!!! 3 Ingredients recipe from Food.com.
Provided by IM1GIRLYGIRL
Categories Dessert
Time 20m
Yield 24-36 small cookies
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl using hand mixer or fork.
- Spoon onto a cookie sheet with 4 cookies per row [small cookies]
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the very top is hard and bottom golden brown.
- Take out and let cool on a rack for at least 10 minutes.
- Put on a plate and enjoy!
Tips:
- Use creamy peanut butter: Creamy peanut butter will give your cookies a smooth, rich texture. If you only have chunky peanut butter, you can use it, but be sure to chop the peanuts finely before adding them to the dough.
- Chill the dough: Chilling the dough for at least 30 minutes will help the cookies hold their shape better while baking. This will also make them less greasy.
- Don't overmix the dough: Overmixing the dough will make the cookies tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Bake the cookies until the edges are just starting to brown: Overbaking the cookies will make them dry and crumbly. Watch them closely towards the end of the baking time.
- Let the cookies cool completely before frosting them: This will help prevent the frosting from melting.
Conclusion:
These peanut butter cookies are a delicious and easy treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for a quick snack or as a dessert. With just a few simple ingredients, you can whip up a batch of these cookies in no time. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, give these peanut butter cookies a try. You won't be disappointed!
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