Sometimes nothing beats a classic! These Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies will remind you how good a simple cookie can be!
Peanut butter cookies have never been my favorite cookie… given the choice, I’d usually go for a Chocolate Crinkle, Snickerdoodle, or Chocolate Chip Cookie. But I recently had one of the best peanut butter cookies I’d ever had, and it make me reconsider them! =)
Most of the peanut butter cookies I’ve had in the past have been on the dry and crunchy side of the cookie spectrum…. but I recently enjoyed one (or two!) that was chewy and delicious! The difference in texture was all I needed to fall in love with Peanut Butter Cookies!
I went right to work mixing up a batch of Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies and I’m very happy with the results! Now, if crispy cookies are your thing, feel free to bake these an extra minute or two.
Following the recipe as is will produce a cookie that has a slightly crisp edge and a rich, chewy and moist (but not doughy) center.
I know I may have broken some kind of culinary law by not marking these cookies with the traditional criss-cross fork pattern… but I wanted to show off those beautiful creases that give you a peek of the chewiness inside! Of course feel free to add the criss-cross pattern if you like! =)
Let’s bake!
Now it’s time to grab a glass of milk and enjoy an old-fashioned treat!
What are your favorite cookies? Are peanut butter cookies on the list?
Give this recipe a try, and you might just have to add them to your list! =)
Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted Challenge butter softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter I used natural
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- additional sugar for rolling
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl, add flour, baking soda and salt. Whisk together, then set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, blend softened butter, peanut butter and honey. Add brown sugar and (white) sugar and continue to blend. Add eggs, one at a time, then vanilla and beat all ingredients until well incorporated.
- While mixing, slowly add the bowl of flour.
- Blend just until all the flour is incorporated.
- If the dough is very soft, chill dough (in the fridge) about 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350*F and line baking sheets with a Silpat liner (this is what I used) or parchment paper.
- Using a 2 tablespoon sized scoop, scoop dough, then roll in your hands slightly to form a ball. Drop balls of dough into a small bowl of sugar, and roll to coat. Place balls of dough on the prepared baking sheet, then flatten to about 1/2" tall using the bottom of a glass.
- Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven as soon as the tops are cracked, but the cookies appear slightly underdone. The cookies will continue to bake on the baking sheet as they cool. Cool 1-2 minutes on the baking sheet, then carefully move to a cooling rack.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container for 3-5 days.
I’ve been on vacation and missed the post. I’ve been waiting for a post for chewy peanut butter cookies. I am making them pronto today and can’t wait!!
Hi! Longtime lurker here. Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe. I just made them and they’re probably the best PB cookies I’ve ever had!
Made these over the weekend. LOVED the texture of the dough and how great they baked and looked. I will have to wait for someone to tell me if they are as good as they look but they look like a great version of a PB cookie and I should know since I think I’ve made some PB cookie each week for the entire year. HA Thanks for a great recipe!!
Soft and chewy cookies are my favourite and peanut butter ones are definitely on my “top five” list. Your recipe looks delicious and rolling the cookie balls in sugar before baking is something I’ve never done with peanut butter cookies. Looking forward to making these soon.
I just made these and they are wonderful! My family could not wait for them to cool. Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe.
These sound so yummy! My son would love them.
I think that this recipe is the best. I only have one question, what do you mean with natural peanut butter? Can you post the recipe if is a homemade one? Beacise in argnetina i cant find peanut butter
Please answer!
I am all about breaking culinary laws, shun the fork!! These look perfectly chewy, just as you’ve called it. Those are the BEST kind of peanut butter cookies! Great minds think alike!
I love peanut butter anything. so can’t go wrong with these 🙂
When it comes to cookies, I think I like them dry and crispy.. It’s just me!
Just a quick question, Can I over bake the sugar cookies a minute or two to make them crisp as well?
peanut butter cookies were always featured in my lunch box growing up… until now i had forgotten how delicious they are. craving a bite of one right now!