Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
A peanut butter cookie like you've never had before. Say goodbye to dry...make bakery-style, soft peanut butter cookies with this easy recipe.
Servings: 30
Calories: 233kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter room temperature 8 ounces
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter 270 grams
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar 300 grams
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 grams
- 3 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour 390 grams
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 7 grams
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or non-stick baking mats.
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and sugar for about 2 minutes. The stand mixer with the paddle attachment works great.
- Add vanilla and eggs eggs, mixing well and scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Use a large cookie scoop (ours holds about 2 tablespoons of dough) and then roll the dough into smooth balls.
- Place the dough balls on a non-stick baking mat with about 2" between each cookie. Use the tins of a fork to make a criss-cross pattern, pressing down into the cookie dough.
- Sprinkle extra white sugar on the tops of the cookies.
- There's no need to chill the dough. Bake right away! Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes. If you like cookies to be soft, be sure not to overbake them. They shouldn't be browned at all.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 3-5 minutes on the pan, then remove them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container.
Video
Notes
*Please note: The instructional video below has slightly different ingredients. We changed the original recipe in September 2020 based on feedback. Please not the change of 1 1/2 cups brown sugar and no white sugar, plus only 3 cups of flour.
*Dark brown sugar also works great.
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The calories shown are based on the recipe making 30 cookies, with 1 serving being 1 cookie. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**
Nutrition
Calories: 233kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 195mg | Potassium: 92mg | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1.1mg