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Soft Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
EASY, delicious, and SOFT Peanut Butter Cookies - our family's all-time favorite version of this classic cookie that always gets rave reviews!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 30
Calories: 239 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1½ cups creamy peanut butter or crunchy
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup plus ½ cup granulated sugar divided
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together peanut butter, butter, brown sugar and 1 cup of granulated sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until creamy.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda. Whisk together, then pour into the butter mixture. Stir to combine.
- Place remaining ½ cup of sugar in a bowl. Roll dough into 1–1½-inch balls and roll in sugar, making sure to coat all sides.
- Place on a greased cookie sheet and make a crisscross on top of each ball using a fork. Bake for 8–9 minutes.
- Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.
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Notes
- Make Ahead: Peanut butter cookies can be stored in dough form or after baking. To store cookie dough, wrap in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for 3 days. You can also form cookie dough balls, place them on a baking sheet and freeze for about 2 hours, then transfer them to a resealable plastic freezer bag and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 7 days.
- Peanut Butter: Regular creamy peanut butter is definitely the best type of peanut butter to use. Natural peanut butter will not give you the same results.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
239kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
99mg
(4%)
Potassium
113mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
205IU
(4%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 239
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 239kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 99mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 113mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 205IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.