5.0 from 9 votes
Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
Easy peanut butter cookie recipe! This simple recipe makes chewy peanut butter cookies in no time!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings: 16 cookies
Calories: 146 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup brown sugar¹ packed
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter²
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup chopped peanuts3
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt4
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the brown sugar, peanut butter, egg, melted butter, honey, vanilla extract, and chopped peanuts together until well-combined.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Stir in just until combined.
- Scoop 1.5 tablespoon scoops of dough and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet.
- Gently flatten the dough for thinner cookies or leave mounded for thicker cookies.
- Bake for 8-11 minutes, or until the centers are soft and the edges are set.
- Let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to finish cooling.
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Notes
- Brown sugar: I use light brown sugar, but dark brown sugar will work equally well in this recipe.
- Peanut Butter: I use regular creamy peanut butter, not natural peanut butter in these cookies.
- Peanuts: I use lightly salted peanuts in this recipe. Feel free to use unsalted if you prefer.
- Salt: If you don't have kosher salt, use 1/4 teaspoon salt instead.
- Baking: The cookies should look soft in the centers with set edges. Slightly underbaking the cookies helps to keep them soft and chewy. Overbaking the cookies will give you a crunchier cookie.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
146kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
164mg
(7%)
Potassium
99mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
59IU
(1%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 146
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 146kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 164mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 99mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 59IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.