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Easy Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

Easy Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe - delicious soft, chewy, and pillowy cookies bursting with classic rich peanut butter flavor!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
27 mins
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 196 kcal
Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter flavored shortening room temp
  • ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 3.4 oz. box instant vanilla pudding mix unprepared
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 additional large egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup granulated sugar optional coating

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, set aside for later.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter, and sugar together until smooth.
  4. Add the unprepared pudding powder, eggs, additional egg yolk, and vanilla, beating after each addition. Beat for about one minute on medium speed until well combined.
  5. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
  6. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring as you add, ½ cup at a time, and mix until combined.
  7. Use a medium sized cookie scoop to measure out the cookie dough into balls, and then roll the dough between your palms.
  8. Pour a little granulated sugar on a plate.
  9. Roll the balls in granulated sugar.
  10. Place the balls of dough on the prepared cookie sheet about two inches apart. Use a fork to gently press the balls flat, making two indents with the fork tines, criss-crossing the marks at the cop of each cookie.
  11. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes - when the sides start to gently brown - then let rest on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 196kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 41mg (14%) Sodium 236mg (10%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 16g (32%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 196

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 196kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Cholesterol 41mg 14%
Sodium 236mg 10%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 16g 32%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.