Soft Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
24
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Course
Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Soft Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
Description
This peanut butter cookie recipe uses equal parts butter, brown sugar, and white sugar to create a rich, moist dough. Creamy or crunchy peanut butter is incorporated along with eggs and vanilla for flavor and binding. Flour, baking soda, baking powder, and a bit of salt form the dry base, with finely ground or chopped roasted salted peanuts folded in for added crunch.
Chilling the dough for at least an hour, ideally overnight, helps the cookies maintain their soft, chewy texture during baking. The dough is rolled into balls, coated in sugar for a sweet crust, and pressed twice with a fork to form the traditional crisscross pattern. Baking at 350°F for 10-13 minutes produces cookies that are just set with light golden edges.
Allowing the cookies to rest before transferring to a cooling rack helps them set further while retaining softness. These cookies balance sweet, salty, and nutty flavors with a tender bite enhanced by the peanut texture.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar (plus 2 Tablespoons for top of cookies)
- 1 cup peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
- 2 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional if using salted butter)
- 1 cup peanuts ground or finely chopped to resemble breadcrumbs, roasted, salted
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and sugar for 4 minutes, until light and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl often.
- Add eggs and vanilla and beat for 1 minute longer. Fold in peanut butter.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Fold in finely ground or chopped roasted salted peanuts.
- Chill dough for at least 1 hour or overnight is ideal. After chilling, preheat oven to 350 degrees.Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Roll dough into 2-inch balls. Place remaining sugar into a small bowl. Roll cookie dough balls into sugar to coat. Place on cookie sheet and press each ball twice with a dinner form to form a crisscross design.
- Bake for 10-13 minutes or until the edges become a light golden color. Do not overbake as these are supposed to be soft and chewy. Let the cookies rest for at least 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Peanuts can be finely chopped with a knife or ground using a mini food processor to achieve breadcrumb-size pieces.
- Chilling dough overnight improves cookie texture and handling.
- Press cookie dough balls twice with a fork to create the classic crisscross design on top.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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