Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
I recently saw this recipe on Two Peas and Their Pod for soft peanut butter cookies that looked delicious. These soft and tasty cookies would be perfect for this week’s school lunch-box treat. The cookies were easy to throw together, smelled heavenly while they baked, and turned out perfect with crisp edges and a just-set soft center. They are SO GOOD, especially dipped in ice-cold milk. Needless to say, my kids were thrilled.
How to Make Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat.
Combine together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; mix well.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and peanut butter with a hand mixer, until combined. Add 1/2 cup of the white sugar and the brown sugar then beat until creamy and smooth. Add the egg and vanilla. Mix until combined.
Slowly add in the dry ingredients and mix with a spoon, until just combined.
Take about 2 tablespoons of dough and form it into a ball. Roll in the remaining 3 tablespoons of white sugar. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
Place into the oven and bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes or until they are golden at the edges and just set. Don’t overbake! Remove from the oven and let the cookies set on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. Serve with ice-cold milk. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat.
- Combine together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; mix well.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and peanut butter with a hand mixer, until combined. Add 1/2 cup of the white sugar and the brown sugar then beat until creamy and smooth. Add the egg and vanilla. Mix until combined.
- Slowly add in the dry ingredients and mix with a spoon, until just combined.
- Take about 2 tablespoons of dough and form it into a ball. Roll in the remaining 3 tablespoons of white sugar.
- Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
- Place into the oven and bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes or until they are golden at the edges and just set. Don't overbake!
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies set on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. Serve with ice-cold milk. Enjoy.
these cookies appear to have been baked the exact proper amount of time–those innards look amazing! great batch. 🙂
Love peanut butter! Particularly in cookies. And I vote for the softer the better. Super recipe — thanks so much.
That looks about like the PB cookie recipe I use, and we love them. I understand them being a big after school hit!
What delicious cookies Pam 🙂
Oh yummy and look easy to make.
Welcome back Pam!
Those cookies look amazing! Soft Peanut Butter Cookies are my very best favorite peanut butter cookie! I wouldn’t mind dipping one or two right now!
Thanks for sharing, Pam…
I would love these with my morning coffee
I love that soft moist texture!
I’ve been craving ALL THE COOKIES lately, and especially ALL THE PEANUT BUTTER kinds. Definitely need to try these!