Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

Who can resist the classic Peanut Butter Cookie? I've loved peanut butter cookies as long as I can remember and they'll always be one of my favorites. So of course it only makes sense that I share my idea of the perfect peanut butter cookie recipe. They're soft and chewy, packed with peanut butter flavor, aaaand they're super delicious dunked in milk!

Peanut Butter Cookies

The flavor of a peanut butter cookie is just hard to beat. They're perfectly sweet and buttery rich, and they're sure to satisfy that peanut butter craving. And who doesn't love that traditional fork pressed criss cross pattern? I love how it sets these cookies apart from others.

Plus it makes these a fun cookie for the kids to help make, my kids love doing the rolling and pressing.

How to Make These Peanut Butter Cookies

This recipe is pretty much your typical cookie recipe but rather at the end you'll do the fork pressing.

• To start preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment or silicone baking mats.
• Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set that aside.
• In the bowl of an electric stand mixer cream together butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until combined then mix in peanut butter.
• Blend in egg and vanilla.
• With mixer set on low speed slowly add in flour mixture and mix just until combined.
• Scoop dough out about 2 Tbsp at a time and shape into balls, transfer to baking sheet spacing 2-inches apart.
• Using a long pronged fork slightly press down on cookies then turn fork going opposite direction and press down again.
• Bake in preheated oven about 9 minutes.
• Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Want to see how easy this peanut butter cookies recipe is? Watch the video!

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What Kind of Peanut Butter Should I Use?

I always stick with the regular creamy peanut butter. Natural peanut butter would work if that's all you have but the dough might be a little stickier.

Then if you like texture in your cookies chunky peanut butter that will work great here, it would add a nice crunch. But just be sure to add in extra (I'd maybe add an extra 1/4 cup since there's all those peanuts in there).

Easy Homemade Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Sure it's easy to give in to the temptation to just grab a peanut butter cookie at the bakery or mall but you can probably have these cookies ready as fast as that outing would take.

Plus you'll have extra for sharing with friends or coworkers and they'll love you for it. And homemade is always the best so I say let's get baking!

A Go-To Treat

This is my go-to recipe for peanut butter cookies and I hope it becomes yours too! They're one of those cookies that's just to hard to resist when someone has baked a fresh batch.

It's the weekend so that's always a good excuse to get baking, especially when your end result is this good!

More Kinds of Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes to Try

• Peanut Butter Blossoms (AKA Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies)
• Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
• No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
• One 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie
• Crisp Peanut Butter Crinkles
• Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

These are my idea of the perfect peanut butter cookie! Soft and chewy packed with peanut butter flavor. Plus they're quick and easy to make! A family favorite.

• 1 1/3 cup (188g) all-purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, (softened)
• 1/2 cup (105g) granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup (110g) packed light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup (185g) creamy peanut butter
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two 18 by 13-inch baking sheets with silicone baking liners or parchment paper. 

2. In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

3. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until combined.

4. Mix in peanut butter then blend in egg and vanilla. With mixer set on low speed slowly add in flour mixture and mix just until combined. 

5. Scoop dough out and shape into balls (30 grams each or nearly 2 Tbsp) then place on baking sheets spacing them 2-inches apart.

6. Using a long pronged fork flatten cookies slightly then turn fork going opposite direction and flatten just slightly again (it should create that criss cross pattern).

7. Bake cookies in preheated oven, one sheet at a time, for about 9 minutes (cookies will appear pale and slightly under-baked, they'll continue to cook slightly as they cool). 

8. Let cool on baking sheet 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store cookies and an airtight container.

9. Recipe source: Cooking Classy

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