Perfectly Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Perfectly Soft Peanut Butter Cookies are such a classic recipe! This recipe makes the most perfect and soft peanut butter cookies. This will be the only recipe you ever need!

Peanut butter is an obsession at my house. You should also try these No Bake Buckeye Balls, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars, or Homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups!

Peanut Butter Cookies

My grandma would have a jar of homemade peanut butter cookies for us every time we would visit her house. She would also have homemade bread when we would visit. She was quite the baker and cook and that is probably where my obsession for peanut butter and carbs started. I like my peanut butter cookies to have a slightly crisp outside and a soft inside. This recipe is absolutely perfect. You can not pass up on a classic peanut butter cookie and they are always a favorite!

What are the ingredients for peanut butter cookies?

• creamy peanut butter
• sugar
• brown sugar
• butter
• eggs
• baking soda
• baking powder
• vanilla
• flour

How do I make Peanut Butter Cookies?

• Start by Preheating the oven to 350 degrees. In a mixer, (Hand or Standing) Cream together the Peanut Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar, and Butter. Then, add in the eggs and beat until combined.
• Next, Add Baking Soda, Baking Powder, and Vanilla Extract. Mix again, then add the Flour and mix until will incorporated. Roll the cookies into 2 inch balls and roll in Sugar. Flatten the centers with a Fork, making a Criss-Cross Pattern.
• Last! Bake on an Grease Free cookie sheet for 6-7 minutes or until slightly brown on the edges.

How do I keep my Cookies Soft?

This Recipe is so simple you probably already have the ingredients in your kitchen. But what makes these Peanut Butter Cookies different from most others? Well, Spoiler Alert! The Secret is rolling the dough in the sugar. It leaves them almost Caramelized on the outside, while keeping the middles so soft and moist, that you wont want to go back.

Why are my Cookies Dry and Crumbly?

Dry flour or too much flour, can be the cause of a dry cookie. Well, what causes dry flour? Using Butter substitutes such as Margarine, that contain water can cause more crumble. This is because they do not have enough fat to coat the flour. This and over baking of course can be the cause of a dryer, more crumbly cookie.

What makes cookies soft and chewy?

High moisture content does. Recipe, baking time, and temperature should be adjusted to retain moisture. Binding the water in butter, eggs, and brown sugar (it contains molasses, which is 10 percent water) with flour slows its evaporation.

Tips for making your cookies chewy again

1. Slice an apple and place a few slices into the airtight container with your hard cookies.
2. Store your hardened cookies in a zip lock bag with a slice of bread.
3. Place them in the microwave to help soften them.
4. Wrap stale cookies in a damp paper towel and microwave them for 10 seconds.

Looking for more delicious cookie recipes? Look no further!

• Butter Pecan Cookies 
• White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies 
• Salted Caramel Stuffed Cookies 
• Orange Creamsicle Cookies 

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Perfectly Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

4.20 from 5 votes

Perfectly Soft Peanut Butter Cookies are such a classic recipe!  This recipe makes the most perfect and soft peanut butter cookies.  This will be the only recipe you ever need! 

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 36

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• ▢ 1 cup white sugar
• ▢ 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ▢ 1 cup butter softened
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 2 1 ⁄2 cups flour
• ▢ 1/4 cup sugar for rolling if desired

Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a stand mixer or using a hand mixer, cream together the peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, and butter. Add in the eggs and beat until combined.
• Add baking soda baking powder, and vanilla. Add the flour and mix until incorporated. Roll the cookies into 2 inch balls and roll in sugar. Flatten the center with a fork making a criss cross pattern.
• Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 6-7 minutes or until slightly brown on the edges.

Nutrition

Calories: 118kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 112mgPotassium: 63mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 170IUCalcium: 11mgIron: 0.2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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