Soft Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

5 from 19 votes

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

EASY, delicious, and SOFT Peanut Butter Cookies - our family's all-time favorite version of this classic cookie that always gets rave reviews!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Lil' Luna

Ingredients

1½ cups creamy peanut butter or crunchy
1 cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup plus ½ cup granulated sugar divided
2 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together peanut butter, butter, brown sugar and 1 cup of granulated sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until creamy.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and baking soda. Whisk together, then pour into the butter mixture. Stir to combine.
Place remaining ½ cup of sugar in a bowl. Roll dough into 1–1½-inch balls and roll in sugar, making sure to coat all sides.
Place on a greased cookie sheet and make a crisscross on top of each ball using a fork. Bake for 8–9 minutes.
Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.

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Notes

Make Ahead: Peanut butter cookies can be stored in dough form or after baking. To store cookie dough, wrap in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for 3 days. You can also form cookie dough balls, place them on a baking sheet and freeze for about 2 hours, then transfer them to a resealable plastic freezer bag and store them in the freezer for up to 3 months. Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 7 days.

Peanut Butter: Regular creamy peanut butter is definitely the best type of peanut butter to use. Natural peanut butter will not give you the same results.

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