Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
Soft, chewy, extra peanutty, and SO. GOOD. These Peanut Butter Cookies are made in one bowl, ready in 30 minutes or LESS, and require only 7 super simple ingredients. Truly the perfect cookie to bake all year long!
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup smooth peanut butter
- 9 Tablespoons salted butter melted
- 1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk room temperature
- ⅓ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all purpose flour*
- ⅓ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350℉.
- Line sheet pans with parchment paper.
- Place peanut butter in a small, microwave proof bowl.
- Melt peanut butter.
- Combine melted butter, melted peanut butter, brown sugar, egg, egg yolk, and vanilla in a medium bowl.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Mix in flour and baking soda.
- Use a 1½ Tablespoon cookie scoop to portion dough on prepared pans.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until edges are starting to brown.
Notes
*This recipe was written using an average of the dip and sweep method for measuring flour and the spoon and level method. If you are using a scale, you will need to add 3/4 oz or 22 g to the measurement for each cup of flour.
Substitutions:
- Any nut butter can actually be used for this recipe.
- Looking for some crunch? Try using crunchy peanut butter!
- This recipe can be made gluten-free if you use your favorite 1:1 gluten-free all purpose flour.
- These cookies can also be made vegan if plant-based butter and your favorite vegan egg substitute are used.
- The amount of time required to melt the peanut butter will depend on the strength of your microwave! Ours took about 25 seconds.
- Be careful to not over-mix the cookie dough! Just stir the flour in until there are no more pockets of flour.
- It’s best to use light colored sheet pans for these cookies.
- Don’t forget to line your sheet pans.
- It’s best to use a cookie scoop to ensure all cookies are the same size.
- The cookie dough can be frozen and baked at a later date.
- Do not over bake these cookies! When in-doubt, take them out. These cookies are best when they are just barely baked. It provides the perfect soft and chewy texture. They should just barely begin to brown around the edges.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 163kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 94mgPotassium: 72mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 167IUCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.