If you are looking for the best peanut butter cookie recipe, you will enjoy this one. Recently I was looking through my mother’s recipe cards and came across her peanut butter cookie recipe. This recipe has the best peanut butter flavor of any recipe I have tried.
Delicious Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookies
This recipe is quick and easy to make. You probably have all the ingredients in your pantry.
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Peanut Cookie Ingredients
Mom’s delicious recipe is for basic peanut butter cookies.
Line your baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat.
Ingredients
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup room temperature butter (mom used shortening)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 egg (unbeaten)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (extra for rolling the cookies)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Tools and Supplies
- Stand mixer
- Medium bowl
- Sifter
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Spatula
- Half sheet pan
- Silpat
- Cooking rack
- Cookie scoop
A stand mixer fitted with the batter paddle is used to cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars together.
Next, beat in egg, vanilla, and milk.
In a separate bowl, sift together the rest of the dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, and salt.
Beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
Roll dough balls in sugar
Use a cookie scoop to measure out one-inch balls. Drop the dough balls into granulated sugar.
I used spoons to cover the dough balls with sugar.
Using two spoons to roll the dough
Place the sugar-coated peanut butter cookie dough balls on a cookie sheet, spacing them 2″ apart.
Place dough on the baking sheet
Press the dough to flatten with even pressure using the back of the fork. Then, do it again, crossing the first lines to create the signature fork marks.
Scoring the peanut butter cookies
Pressing the fork the opposite way in cookie dough
Baked peanut cookies
Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes. The cookies are done when the bottoms are slightly brown.
Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375-degree F
- Using a stand mixer, cream together butter, peanut butter, and sugar.
- Beat in egg, milk, and vanilla
- In a separate bowl sift together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Slowly add the flour mixture into the butter mixture
- Using a cookie scoop measure out one-inch balls of dough.
- Roll dough into a tight ball
- Then, roll the dough ball in a small bowl of granulated sugar
- Place balls of dough on a cookie sheet spacing 2" apart
- Using the back of a fork, press down the dough balls and then press the fork in the dough the again forming a hashtag shape with the fork indentations
- Place baking sheet in a 375-degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes
- The cookies are done when the bottoms are light brown
- Remove pan and allow cookies to cool completely on a wire rack
Equipment
Notes
- You can use chunky peanut butter instead of creamy.
- You can substitute Crisco for butter.
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Special Notes
- Since I am using butter for this recipe, I allow it to sit on the counter until it reaches room temperature.
- I like to use natural peanut butter (do not use the peanut butter that must be stirred).
- The dough can be made ahead of time then stored in the refrigerator until use (chill the dough up to 24 hours).
- Crunchy peanut butter can be used instead of creamy peanut butter.
- Mini chocolate chips make a tasty peanut butter cookie mix in.
Nutrition
Special Notes
- Since I am using butter for this recipe, I allow it to sit on the counter until it reaches room temperature.
- I like to use natural peanut butter (do not use the peanut butter that must be stirred).
- The dough can be made ahead of time (chill the dough for up to 24 hours).
- Crunchy peanut butter can be used instead of creamy peanut butter.
- Mini chocolate chips make a tasty peanut butter cookie mix.
These cookies are best served with a cold glass of milk!
Milk and fresh-baked peanut cookies
Peanut butter cookies make a wonderful edible gift, too.
Edible Christmas Gift
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Another holiday favorite is peanut butter blossom cookies. They have the same basic cookie dough with a Hershey Kiss.
Peanut Butter and Hershey’s Kisses Cookies
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Keren Cortes
Monday 13th of January 2025
I was hesitant to make these, with some comments of them becoming flat. But I'm glad I trusted the good comments and went for it. These are amazing! They are like a CLOUD! They have volume and a crunch on the outside but not a harsh one. And they're so soft and perfect in the inside. They're like a cloud. If you want a chewy cookie I don't think this recipe is the one for you. But if you want a great fluffy, cloudy peanut butter cookie, then this recipe is for you. Thank you for sharing, I will definitely use in the future!
Friday 3rd of January 2025
easy to follow….. but my cookies came out very fluffy and not in a good way. would not recommend
Lolita
Tuesday 23rd of January 2024
I really enjoyed your article, it was very delicious and easy to follow. You have shared a classic recipe for peanut butter cookies, with clear instructions and photos. Thank you for making my baking experience so fun and satisfying. Stickman Boost
floydprica
Monday 19th of September 2022
The cutest cookies are those in the jars! I could use a ton of these jars that I have left from making small pretzel salads! backrooms game
april
Monday 25th of July 2022
Does anyone know if these are more on the softer side of a cookie? I don't really like hard cookies.
Kippi
Saturday 22nd of June 2024
@Daphnie, Thank you so much.
Daphnie
Monday 1st of May 2023
@april, They are soft! They have a little crunch on the outside but soft in the middle! Very good!