Chewy peanut butter cookies are a classic treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are soft, chewy, and packed with peanut butter flavor. While there are many different recipes for chewy peanut butter cookies, some key ingredients are essential for creating the perfect cookie. These include peanut butter, sugar, butter, eggs, and flour. Additionally, many recipes also include baking soda, baking powder, and salt to help the cookies rise and create a chewy texture. With so many different variations, there is sure to be a chewy peanut butter cookie recipe that everyone will enjoy.
Here are our top 17 tried and tested recipes!
CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
These cookies are really chewy and addictive.
Provided by Kathy Bliesner
Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the corn syrup, water, and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Fold in chocolate chunks. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Allow cookies to cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheet before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 245.7 calories, Carbohydrate 33.5 g, Cholesterol 25.7 mg, Fat 11.6 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 162.6 mg, Sugar 21.1 g
MOIST & CHEWY IRRESISTIBLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Make and share this Moist & Chewy Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Anita Harris
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 8m
Yield 36 Cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine peanut butter, Crisco, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl.
- Beat at medium speed with mixer until well blended.
- Add egg and beat just until blended.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, salt and baking soda.
- Add to creamed mixture and mix well with mixer on low speed.
- Drop by heaping teaspoonsful 2" apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
- Flatten slightly with fork tines.
- Bake 7-8 minutes or until set and just beginning to brown.
- Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet before removing.
- Store in airtight container.
- Makes 3 dozen.
CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
These cookies can be crisp, or chewy. If you want them crisp, leave out the eggs in the recipe.
Provided by Sandi
Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Mix sugars, peanut butter, and shortening. Add baking soda to the hot water. Add to mixture. Stir well.
- Stir in the eggs. Add the flour. Roll dough into balls.
- Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Press with fork dipped in water to make criss-cross design. Bake at 350 - 375 degrees F (175 - 190 degrees C) for about 8-10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 345.5 calories, Carbohydrate 39.2 g, Cholesterol 20.7 mg, Fat 19.3 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 6.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 147.3 mg, Sugar 24.4 g
CRISP AND CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
In the mood for homemade cookies? These crisp, chewy treats are a delicious way to show someone you care. "The original treasured recipe is the only one my grandmother wrote down," says Janet Hall of Clinton, Wisconsin. Freeze any remaining cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw cookies at room temperature before serving.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a small bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Roll into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place 3 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Flatten with a fork. Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 180 calories, Fat 9g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 144mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
"I like to add candy bars to cookie dough for a change of pace," writes Christine Beeman of Horseheads, New York. Crushed Clark bars give a boost of peanut butter and chocolate flavor to these flourless peanut butter cookies. "I took them to work and they were a big hit," she notes.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield about 2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine peanut butter and sugar; beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in candy bars. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 155 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 65mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
GIANT CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Make and share this Giant Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Wildflour
Categories Dessert
Time 32m
Yield 24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In large bowl, whisk melted butter and both sugars.
- Whisk in eggs and vanilla til blended.
- Stir in peanut butter.
- In smaller bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt.
- Stir into butter mixture.
- Stir in peanuts.
- With a 1/4 cup measuring cup, scoop out dough, shape into balls. Makes 24 - 4" cookies.
- Place on parchment lined cookie sheets 2" apart.
- Flatten gently into 3" rounds.
- Bake in 375° oven for 12-14 minutes. Til light golden brown around edges but still slightly soft.
- Slide parchment paper onto wire rack to cool.
- Make criss-cross fork indentations on top of cookies for a more traditional look.
MOIST AND CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
A little less fat than regular peanut butter cookies.
Provided by Sally Smircich
Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix margarine, peanut butter, sugar and egg. Stir in baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour.
- Chill dough for several hours or overnight.
- Roll dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Place 3 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Flatten crisscross style with a fork dipped in flour or sugar.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 153.9 calories, Carbohydrate 23.7 g, Cholesterol 10.3 mg, Fat 5.3 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 176 mg, Sugar 15.4 g
CHEWY 4-INGREDIENT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Make and share this Chewy 4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by misshannah
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 15m
Yield 24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat to 350.
- Combine all ingredients and mix well.
- Spoon on foil lined cookie sheet and flaten.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SANDWICH COOKIES
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 24 sandwich cookies
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Beat sugar, brown sugar, butter and peanut butter in large mixing bowl on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla. Stir in rolled oats, flour, coconut, baking powder and baking soda until well blended.
- DROP dough by tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown around edges. Cool 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
- SPREAD 2 teaspoons chocolate hazelnut spread on bottom side of half the cookies. Top with remaining cookies, flat side down, to form sandwich cookies.
SOFT -CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER DROP COOKIES
I found a version of this recipe in an old Southern Living Cookbook. I did make a few adjustments that I thought would elevate the flavors. I used extra peanut butter, added Vanilla Bean Paste instead of extract, & increased the baking powder. These cookies are soft & chewy & are a drop cookie, so it doesn't take long to make or...
Provided by Rose Mary Mogan
Categories Cookies
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. I have listed the ingredients I used to make these cookies. Cream the butter and peanut butter in a large bowl.
- 2. Beat until mixture is creamy and smooth.
- 3. Add in both sugars, Vanilla bean paste or extract, and eggs. Then beat until blended together.
- 4. Add in 1/3 of the sifted flour mixture, and beat, then add in some of the milk and beat again.
- 5. Chop peanuts until broken into small pieces or use a kitchen hammer or food processor.
- 6. Now add another 1/3 of the flour, along with the chopped peanuts & milk.
- 7. Add in the remaining flour.Beat until batter is creamy and smooth. Grease or spray several large cookie sheets with cooking spray, and drop cookie dough onto sheet pans with a teaspoon, or if you prefer larger cookies use a tablespoon. Space at least 2 inches apart.
- 8. Place in preheated 350 degree F. oven and bake for 12 minutes or less, depending on your oven.
- 9. Remove cookies from sheet pan and place on cooling rack to cool completely,then transfer to a large platter or plate.
- 10. Serve with your favorite beverage, milk, coffee or tea. Enjoy these cookies they're delicious.
CHEWY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Chocolate and peanut butter were made to be together, and what better way to enjoy them both than with a cookie?
Provided by Sackville
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 25m
Yield 36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 375F or 190 degrees C.
- Place sheets of foil on the countertop for cooling cookies.
- Combine brown sugar, shortening, water and vanilla in a large bowl.
- Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended.
- Beat eggs into creamed mixture.
- Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
- Mix into the creamed mixture at low speed just until blended.
- Stir in the peanut butter cups.
- Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake one baking sheet at a time at for 7 to 9 minutes, or until cookies are set.
- Be careful not to overbake the cookies.
- Cool 2 minutes on the baking sheet and then remove to the foil to cool completely.
SOFT & CHEWY CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES (CAKE MIX)
Make and share this Soft & Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies (Cake Mix) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Karen..
Categories Dessert
Time 18m
Yield 42 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- PREHEAT oven to 375*F.
- Place all ingredients except sugar in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 2 minutes Beat on medium speed an additional 2 minutes or until well blended.
- SHAPE into 1-inch balls. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets. Flatten each ball, in criss-cross pattern, with tines of fork dipped in sugar.
- BAKE 8 minute or until edges of cookies are set. Cool 2 minute on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
SOFT AND CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
These cookies are incredible... and they always turn out!
Provided by Sarah
Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, soda, and salt. Mix well with a wire whisk set aside.
- In a large bowl, blend sugars, using an electric mixer set at medium speed. Add butter, and mix to form a grainy paste, scraping the sides of the bowl. Add eggs, peanut butter and vanilla and mix at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add the flour mixture and mix at low speed until just mixed.
- Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. With a wet fork gently press cookies in a crisscrossed pattern. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until slightly brown along edges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 350.4 calories, Carbohydrate 42.4 g, Cholesterol 58.1 mg, Fat 18.4 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 8.3 g, Sodium 222 mg, Sugar 30.2 g
CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
These peanut butter-chocolate chip cookies are soft and chewy. everyone who has tried them say they are really good. You can add nuts, raisins, coconut, etc. if desired. I use chunky peanut butter.
Provided by Bill Snead
Categories Chocolate
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- 2. melt margarine or butter to soften.
- 3. combine margarine or butter with peanut butter, egg, vanilla and milk in mixing bowl. Mix well by hand or with electric mixer.
- 4. Add flour, brown sugar and chocolate chips to mixture and mix well.
- 5. spoon teaspoonfuls of cookie mixture onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
- 6. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Do not over bake for chewy cookies.
- 7. Remove cookies from cookie sheet to a cooling rack. Store in tightly sealed container after cooling.
CARIE'S SOFT & CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
My daughter Carie has been making these cookies for many years with many compliments and requests for her recipe!
Provided by Joyce Newman
Categories Cookies
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Blend peanut butter and milk until creamy. Add vanilla. You may use up to 1 cup of peanut butter if you like.
- 2. Slowly stir in bisquick until blended well.
- 3. Shape into 1 1/2" balls, place on cookie sheet and press down with large fork. (I use a carving set/fork) Bake at 375* for 6-8 minutes or until centers are set, but do not over cook! We want soft & chewy! ;)
- 4. Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool. Enjoy!
EASY, CHEWY FLOURLESS PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
This simple, tasty recipe yields 12 to 16 cookies, but is so simple that it can be doubled (or tripled!) easily.
Provided by Tamara B
Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Beat peanut butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir egg, vanilla extract, and baking soda into peanut butter mixture; stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop mixture by small rounded spoonfuls onto a baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are flattened and golden, about 8 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 222.4 calories, Carbohydrate 23 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 159.5 mg, Sugar 20.1 g
CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Categories Cookies Nut Bake Vegetarian Kid-Friendly Quick & Easy
Yield 18 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pre-heat Oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie pans with parchment paper. In a bowl, mix together Flour, salt, and baking soda. In a separate bowl, Beat together both sugars, peanut butter, and margarine until smooth. Add egg and vanilla and beat until fluffy. add flour mixture to the wet mixture, If you have chosen to add any of the optional ingredients, add them now as well. Mix until well combined. Drop rounded spoonfulls of batter onto prepared pan about 2 inches apart, flatten slightly with a fork, and bake one pan at a time in 350 degree oven until cookies just barely begin to brown at the edges, (they will still be very soft) about 10-12 minutes. Cool on pan for 5 minutes and then transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
Tips:
- Measuring ingredients accurately is crucial for successful baking. Use a kitchen scale for precise measurements.
- Use high-quality ingredients, especially the peanut butter. Look for natural, unsweetened peanut butter without additives.
- Creaming the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy ensures a chewy texture. Don't skip this step.
- Chill the dough before baking to prevent the cookies from spreading too much. This also helps develop the flavor.
- Bake the cookies until the edges are golden brown and the centers are just set. Overbaking will result in dry cookies.
- Let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack before enjoying them. This helps them firm up and develop their full flavor.
Conclusion:
These chewy peanut butter cookies are a classic treat that is loved by people of all ages. They are perfect for any occasion, from a casual snack to a special dessert. With their rich peanut butter flavor and chewy texture, these cookies are sure to be a hit. So next time you're in the mood for a sweet treat, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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