Classic Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

Peanut butter cookies remain a classic cookie favorite year after year.

They’re the cookie that eats like a meal and the best choice when kids are hungry but you’re out and about and there’s no “real food” to be found.

Peanut butter cookies are also a classic holiday treat. In fact, it’s a tradition in our house to make peanut butter cookies in the shape of reindeer every year.

For those with peanut allergies, fear not – SunButter makes a great alternative to peanut butter.

Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla 

Instructions: 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Get three bowls. In the first, combine brown sugar and white sugar.

Then, combine flour, salt and baking soda in the second bowl.

In a third bowl, use a hand mixer on medium to cream together the butter and sugars. Then, beat in egg, vanilla, peanut butter. Carefully sprinkle in flour mixture a little bit at a time, continuing to use the hand mixer until you have a doughy consistency. 

Roll batter into small balls and place each one on a cookie sheet. Press with fork, one way and then the other, to make a criss-cross pattern.

Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on a cookie rack for about 15 minutes, and then enjoy or store in an airtight container.

Other Delicious Cookie Recipes

If you love delicious cookies, you should try:

• Baileys Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Nutter Butter Unicorn Cookies
• Watermelon Cookies
• Chewy Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

What’s your favorite cookie? Let us know in the comments!

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut butter cookies are a classic treat, perfect for just about any occasion. They're also super easy to make, so it's win-win!

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Cooling Time 15 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Desserts

Cuisine American/Canadian

Servings 18 cookies

Calories 216 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In one bowl, combine brown sugar and white sugar. In another bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda.
• In a third bowl, use a hand mixer on medium to cream together the butter and sugars. Beat in egg, vanilla, peanut butter. Carefully sprinkle in flour mixture a little bit at a time, continuing to use the hand mixer until you have a doughy consistency.
• Roll batter into small balls and place each one on a cookie sheet. Press with fork, one way and then the other, to make a criss-cross pattern.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on a cookie rack for about 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 216kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 207mgPotassium: 118mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 171IUCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg

Keyword baking, cookie, dessert, peanut butter, snack

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