Indulge your taste buds with our delightful peanut butter cookies, an irresistible treat that combines the classic flavors of peanut butter and sugar to create a perfect balance of sweetness and nutty goodness. These cookies are incredibly easy to make, requiring only a handful of simple ingredients and minimal preparation time. With our three variations – classic, chocolate chip, and Reese’s Pieces – you can cater to different preferences and elevate your baking experience. Whether you prefer the traditional taste of peanut butter cookies, the richness of chocolate chips, or the colorful surprise of Reese’s Pieces, we have a recipe that will satisfy your cravings. So, grab your apron and let's embark on a delightful journey into the world of peanut butter cookie perfection!
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
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.
CLASSIC PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Makes great cookies!
Provided by Shirley Sadler
Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars together in a bowl; beat in eggs.
- In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir into butter mixture. Put dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Roll dough into 1 inch balls and put on baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a crisscross pattern. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for about 10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.7 calories, Carbohydrate 29.7 g, Cholesterol 35.8 mg, Fat 13.6 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 209.4 mg, Sugar 18.2 g
SUPER SIMPLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
This recipe is just what it says so simple a monkey in a bakery could do it!! Let me put it this way It's only got 3 ingredients!!
Provided by The cook you would
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 6-12 cookies, 6-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- mix all ingredients in a bowl with spoon or pastry blender.
- roll dough into balls.
- place them on a greased cookie sheet.
- bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minute.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330.9, Fat 17.1, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 35.2, Sodium 159.7, Carbohydrate 39.7, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 36.3, Protein 9.1
SOFT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Peanut butter cookies that stay soft with a good flavor but not too sweet! You won't make another recipe after this one!
Provided by Cindy Duvall
Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine margarine, peanut butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla. Blend together very well.
- Add flour, baking soda and salt with mixer. Chill dough 15 minutes in the refrigerator. Roll into balls by hand.
- Place on sprayed cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven until edges very lightly browning (about 7 to 10 minutes). Don't overcook. We store them in a plastic storage containers, and they stay soft!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.9 calories, Carbohydrate 33.5 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 272.8 mg, Sugar 18.4 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.
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
With just three ingredients, these simple peanut butter cookies will delight kids and grown-ups alike - and they're gluten-free, too
Provided by Cassie Best
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat
Time 27m
Yield Makes 16
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line 2 large baking trays with baking parchment.
- Measure the peanut butter and sugar into a bowl. Add ¼ tsp fine table salt and mix well with a wooden spoon. Add the egg and mix again until the mixture forms a dough.
- Break off cherry tomato sized chunks of dough and place, well spaced apart, on the trays. Press the cookies down with the back of a fork to squash them a little. The cookies can now be frozen for 2 months, cook from frozen adding an extra min or 2 to the cooking time.
- Bake for 12 mins, until golden around the edges and paler in the centre. Cool on the trays for 10 mins, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely. Store in a cookie jar for up to 3 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 126 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 12 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 11 grams sugar, Fiber 0.5 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium
THREE INGREDIENT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
This recipe has just 3 ingredients. It's fast, easy and the cookies are wonderful! It's great for kids that are just learning to bake.
Provided by Francie
Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Combine the peanut butter, white sugar and egg. Mix until smooth.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 6 to 8 minutes. Do not overbake! These cookies are best when they are still soft and just barely brown on the bottoms.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 393.8 calories, Carbohydrate 41.8 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 22.5 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 11.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 209 mg, Sugar 37.3 g
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
The hash mark may be one of the most prevalent symbols in modern life, but it's been the "mark" of peanut butter cookies for more than eighty years, and for good reason. Pressing a hash mark into each cookie ensures this dense dough will flatten out and bake evenly. While using this kitchen-tested recipe ensures your peanut butter cookies will turn out perfectly. It's been in Betty's back pocket for quite some time, and you can bet this recipe isn't going anywhere soon. Home cooks from all over have claimed this to be the best peanut butter cookie they've ever made-and we certainly agree! Soft and chewy with the perfect salty-sweet balance, these tender cookies will disappear at every potluck, party or cookie exchange. For an added bit of sparkle, roll your cookies in coarse sparkling sugar just before baking.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h35m
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix sugars, peanut butter, shortening, butter and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped into sugar.
- Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 100 mg
BIG, SUPER-NUTTY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
I found this recipe on the Cooks Illustrated website and it is very good! Bringing the butter, peanut butter, and eggs to room temperature makes it easier to blend the ingredients. Be sure to grind the peanuts, since whole, and even chopped peanuts tend to slip out of the dough. If using unsalted butter, increase salt to 1 teaspoon. Keep finished cookies refrigerated in airtight container. To restore just-baked chewiness, wrap a cookie in a sheet of paper towel and microwave for approximately 25 seconds. Cool before serving.
Provided by Carrlin
Categories Dessert
Time 32m
Yield 36 Cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Adjust oven rack to low center position; heat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl.
- In bowl of electric mixer or by hand, beat butter until creamy. Add sugars; beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes with electric mixer, stopping to scrape down bowl as necessary. Beat in peanut butter until fully incorporated, then eggs, one at a time, then vanilla. Gently stir dry ingredients into peanut butter mixture. Add ground peanuts; stir gently until just incorporated.
- Working with 2 tablespoons dough at a time, roll into large balls, placing them 2 inches apart on a parchment-covered cookie sheet. Following illustration 2, press each dough ball with back of dinner fork dipped in cold water to make crisscross design. Bake until cookies are puffed and slightly brown along edges, but not top, 10 to 12 minutes (they will not look fully baked). Cool cookies on cookie sheet until set, about 4 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Cookies will keep, refrigerated in an airtight container, up to 7 days.
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.
Tips:
- Use creamy peanut butter. This will result in a smoother cookie dough and a more consistent cookie.
- Chill the cookie dough before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
- Bake the cookies at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-12 minutes. This will give you soft and chewy cookies with slightly crispy edges.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. This will help them set and prevent them from breaking.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
These peanut butter cookies are super simple to make and always a hit! They're soft, chewy, and packed with peanut butter flavor. Plus, they're a great way to use up leftover peanut butter. If you're looking for a quick and easy dessert, these cookies are the perfect choice.
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