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May 8, 2015 (last updated Sep 15, 2021) by Amber Brady230
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These Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies are slightly crisp on the outside, tender and soft on the inside, plus you just scoop and bake them! No rolling in sugar and pressing with a fork required!
I have been working hard to bring you the best classic cookie recipes, or at least what I consider the best. It started off on Wednesday with my Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies, and now we are moving on to these Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies. If you like a crisp, crunchy, “forked” peanut butter cookie, then you might want to go somewhere else. If you like a peanut butter cookie that is soft on the inside and lightly crisp on the outside, without having to roll the dough in sugar or fork the tops, then you’ve come to the right place!
Baking Tips
As with all cookies, it’s best to:
- – Use quality ingredients – a good butter can make a huge difference!
- – Use a cookie scoop (warm hands make cookies spread).
- – Start with a little less flour, bake a test cookie, then add more flour if needed. (We don’t want flat cookies, or dry cookies.)
- – Consider your environment: altitude, weather, if your oven is calibrated correctly, etc. and make adjustments as necessary.
*Read my Soft Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies post for in-depth tips and techniques for baking great cookies!
The best part about these cookies is that they are what I call, “scoop and bake cookies.” I LOVESCOOP AND BAKE COOKIES! Don’t get me wrong,I appreciate all kinds of cookies: cut-out cookies, sugar coated cookies, etc., but sometimes, a cookie is just as good, scooped and baked plain. Plus, it’s less work! These peanut butter cookies are just that kind of cookie. Scoop, bake, enjoy!
I also love the little wrinkles the cookie scoop leaves behind on the top. It’s almost like a crackle cookie. 😀 Y’all are going to love these Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies!!! Grab your glass of milk and enjoy!
Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 18 medium/large cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugars together in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment.
- Add the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla. Mix well and scrape the bowl.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture all at once and mix until just incorporated.
- Scoop dough onto silicone lined baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until just set. Allow cookies to cool slightly on the tray before transferring them to a cooling rack. Store cookies in an airtight container.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18Serving Size: 1 cookies
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 171Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 175mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 1gSugar: 11gProtein: 3g
This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix, and is an estimation only.
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Amberlin — Reply
You just cannot mess these up! The 1st time I made them, I forgot white sugar & quicklyy added it at the end, mixed, scooped, baked & prayed like crazy. They came out perfectly! The next time I made them, I forgot the PEANUT. BUTTER!!! I began to wonder who even ties my shoes but as I wondered, I looked down to see I was wearing my favorite pair of slide mules. Sooo, this is the kind of day it’s going to be. I quickly measured out the PB, mixed it in with my hand mixer & once again, perfect cookies. If I, in all my tired genius can mess these up & they come out A-ok, you too can definitely make the best cookies ever. I’ve never told my ever patient husband how I’ve forgotten some ingredients here or there but someone, most of the time, recipes manage to come out just right. I call this one no fail PB cookies. Thank you for sharing this tsasty treat with the world. Happy New Year from Redding, CA. USA Welcome 2024!
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Amber Brady — Reply
That’s awesome! Glad it’s been such a great recipe for you!
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Beth Gentry — Reply
These are by far the best PB cookies ever! Plus, the recipe is soooo easy. I love that it’s fairly small as well so I can get the whole batch done quickly. I ended up making 6 huge bistro size cookies (used a muffin scoop) and then 12 “normal” size cookies out of this recipe. It can be easily doubled if needed though. My hubby loved them too. So far, it’s just us in the house so we haven’t had to share them with anyone else yet. LOL!
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Amber Brady — Reply
I’m so glad you and your hubby are enjoying these peanut butter cookies Beth! We think they are the best as well.
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N. Frazier — Reply
These cookies…chefs kiss!!…I wanted some PB cookies and I’m happy I made them. I don’t think here going to last long..now to the sugar cookie recipe..hint…hint..Thanks
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Amber Brady — Reply
I’m so glad you liked these! They are our favorite pb cookie! Hope you enjoy the sugar cookies too!
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