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Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
If you're looking for chewy peanut butter cookies, this is your recipe. They're a tiny bit soft on the outside, deliciously chewy in the middle, and full of peanut flavor. You will LOVE them!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
22 mins
Servings:
24
cookies
Calories:
182 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup butter at room temperature - we like salted - see notes
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 egg large
- 1 cup peanut butter we like salted natural peanut butter - see notes
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- granulated sugar optional, for dusting the cookies
- sea salt optional, flaky
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Using electric beaters or a stand mixer, cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add the egg and mix to combine. Add the peanut butter and vanilla and beat until the batter is soft and smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients all at once. Mix only until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Scoop the cookie dough using a medium-sized cookie scoop (1 ½ tablespoons) and roll into balls. If you'd like, roll the balls in some sugar then place them on baking sheets.
- Use a fork to make a crosshatch pattern on top of the cookies, pressing the fork down gently on the cookies.
- Bake the cookies for 12 minutes. If you'd like, sprinkle the tops with a little salt when they come out of the oven. Let them cool for 5 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack.
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Notes
- If you have unsalted butter, add ¼ teaspoon of salt with the flour.
- If you have unsalted peanut butter, add ¼ teaspoon of salt with the flour. (You'll want to add ½ teaspoon of salt to the flour if you have both unsalted butter and unsalted peanut butter.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cookie
Calories
182kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
133mg
(6%)
Potassium
94mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
128IU
(3%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 182
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cookie | |
| Calories | 182kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 133mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 94mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 128IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.