Description
These softest peanut butter cookies are irresistibly tender, with the perfect balance of creamy peanut butter, brown sugar, and vanilla. Ideal for dessert trays, after-school snacks, or late-night cravings, these melt-in-your-mouth cookies are the best homemade peanut butter cookie recipe you’ll ever bake.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
0.5 teaspoon salt
Instructions
1. Cream together the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy.
2. Add the egg and vanilla extract, then mix until well combined.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
4. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing just until incorporated.
5. Scoop dough into balls and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
6. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 9–11 minutes, until edges are lightly golden and centers are soft.
7. Let cookies rest on the tray for 5 minutes, then cool fully on a wire rack.
8. Serve warm or store for later.
Notes
These cookies freeze well both baked and unbaked.
Microwaving for 10 seconds revives fresh-from-oven softness.
Avoid using natural peanut butter for best texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 20mg