Best 10 Tried N True Peanut Butter Cookies Recipes

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Peanut butter cookies are a classic treat that have been enjoyed by people of all ages for generations. They are known for their rich peanut butter flavor and soft, chewy texture. Whether you are a seasoned baker or a beginner in the kitchen, creating tried-n-true peanut butter cookies is a simple and rewarding experience. With just a few basic ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a batch of delicious cookies that are perfect for any occasion.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

DELICIOUS PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES



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I've tried many different peanut butter cookie recipes but my family still likes this one the best!

Provided by Carla Maenius

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup shortening
1 ¼ cups packed light brown sugar
¾ cup peanut butter
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • In a medium bowl, cream together shortening, brown sugar, and peanut butter until smooth. Stir in egg, milk, and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture until well blended. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.7 calories, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 4 mg, Fat 4.3 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 78.1 mg, Sugar 6 g

OLD-FASHIONED PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES



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My mother insisted that my grandmother write down one recipe for her when Mom got married in 1942: the how to make peanut butter cookies from scratch recipe. That was a real effort because Grandma was a traditional pioneer-type cook who used a little of this or that until it felt right. This treasured recipe is the only one she ever wrote down! -Janet Hall, Clinton, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup shortening
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream shortening, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Roll into 1-1/2-in. balls. Place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork or meat mallet if desired. Bake 10-15 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 180 calories, Fat 9g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 128mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

CLASSIC PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES



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Makes great cookies!

Provided by Shirley Sadler

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes

Time 1h25m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs eggs
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

Steps:

  • Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars together in a bowl; beat in eggs.
  • In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir into butter mixture. Put dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Roll dough into 1 inch balls and put on baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a crisscross pattern. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for about 10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.7 calories, Carbohydrate 29.7 g, Cholesterol 35.8 mg, Fat 13.6 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 209.4 mg, Sugar 18.2 g

SOFT TRIED 'N' TRUE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES



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When I want to offer friend and family soft and chewy peanut butter cookies, this is the recipe I turn to. Use either creamy or crunchy peanut butter with delicious results. These are the best soft peanut butter cookies, and my family can't get enough. -Emma Lee Granger, La Pine, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup butter-flavored shortening
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon water
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and water. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Drop by tablespoons 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork. Bake at 350° until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 91mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

TRIED 'N' TRUE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES



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When I want to offer friends and family a tried-and-true cookie, this is the recipe I turn to. Use either creamy or crunchy peanut butter with delicious results.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 18 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 cups butter-flavored shortening
4 cups peanut butter
3 cups sugar
3 cups packed brown sugar
8 eggs
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons water
9 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking soda
4 teaspoons salt

Steps:

  • In a several large bowls, cream the shortening, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and water. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Drop by heaping tablespoons 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 210 calories, Fat 12g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 186mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

JIF® IRRESISTIBLE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES



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The classic peanut butter cookie made even more irresistible with JIF® Peanut Butter!

Provided by Jif

Categories     Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips     SMUCKER'S®

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 ¼ cups firmly packed light brown sugar
¾ cup JIF® Peanut Butter
½ cup Butter Flavor CRISCO® Stick
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 egg
1 ¾ cups sifted all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
  • Combine brown sugar, JIF® peanut butter, shortening, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.
  • Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.
  • Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with tines of fork.
  • Bake one baking sheet at a time for 7-8 minutes or until set and just beginning to brown. Do not over-bake. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.4 calories, Carbohydrate 20.1 g, Cholesterol 7.9 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 156.6 mg, Sugar 12.1 g

CHEF JOHN'S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES



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These classic cookies don't get much easier.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup unsalted butter
½ cup white sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup creamy peanut butter
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a stand mixer until smooth.
  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beater with a spatula. Add egg and mix for about 1 minute.
  • Slowly mix in flour with the mixer on low. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beater. Mix on medium until combined, about 30 seconds.
  • Form dough into a ball, cover with plastic and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Portion out cookie dough in equal-sized balls on a baking sheet covered with a silicone baking mat. Use damp hands to roll dough into smooth balls. Stamp each ball with a fork in a criss-cross pattern.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes until golden.
  • Leave on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251.6 calories, Carbohydrate 29.5 g, Cholesterol 35.8 mg, Fat 13.6 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 228.7 mg, Sugar 18.3 g

THE WORLD'S BEST PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES



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The name of the recipe says it all. While it is my description of these cookies, it is also the actual name of the recipe that was printed in a small booklet of recipes that came out of a bag of Gold Medal Flour at least 40 years ago. Tried and true, this is the only peanut butter cookie recipe my mother ever made, and it is the only recipe I will use. Prepared as described below, the cookies are soft, yet crispy.

Provided by EQJunkie

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups self-rising flour
sugar, for coating

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Cream together butter, peanut butter, brown sugar and sugar until nice and smooth.
  • Add egg and vanilla and beat in well with a spoon.
  • Gradually add the self-rising flour. Dough will be stiff.
  • Form one inch balls and roll in sugar (I like to toss a dozen of the dough balls into a bag with sugar, shake gently to coat and then leave them in the bag for a couple minutes so a thicker coat of sugar adheres to the dough, then give another light shake before removing them from the bag. But just giving them a quick roll is fine).
  • Place sugared dough balls onto an UNGREASED baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Flatten balls with the back of a fork (or if you want flat tops you can flatten them with the bottom of a drinking glass. I usually flatten them with the textured side of my meat cleaver giving the cookies a nice waffle pattern).
  • Optional step: You can sprinkle a little extra sugar onto the tops after they are flattened if you like. It adds a little "crunch" to this soft cookie.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges just start to turn brown. Remove from the oven and cool cookies on baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to cooling racks.
  • Note: While baking one batch of cookies, cover the remaining dough with plastic wrap so it doesn't dry out. I generally form the dough balls for the next batch while the previous batch is cooling on the baking sheet.
  • Variation: To give a Christmas touch. Dip the bottom half of the dough balls in regular sugar, then dip the top half of the balls in colored sugar crystals. Then flatten and bake as directed.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 89.8, Fat 4.6, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 12.7, Sodium 114.9, Carbohydrate 11, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 6.1, Protein 1.7

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES



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Try our version of a classic! These Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies are a tried and true crowd-pleaser with their creamy peanut butter flavor.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Dairy

Time 25m

Yield Makes 30 servings, 1 cookie each.

Number Of Ingredients 9

2-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup each granulated and packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Mix first 4 ingredients until well blended. Beat butter, peanut butter and sugars in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
  • Drop tablespoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray. Flatten each, in crisscross pattern, with tines of fork.
  • Bake 8 to 10 min. or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets 3 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 200 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g

NO-BAKE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES III



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These cookies were always served for school lunch. I got the recipe after marrying from one of the cooks, and have made it many times since. This cookie generally is seen with cocoa, but I like this one better, it doesn't have any.

Provided by Cindy Carnes

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     No-Bake Cookie Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups white sugar
¾ cup butter
¾ cup milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups peanut butter
4 ½ cups quick-cooking oats

Steps:

  • In a saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar, butter and milk. Bring to a rapid boil and boil for one full minute. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and peanut butter. Mix in the oats, stirring until the mixture begins to cool. Transfer to a large bowl if it does not fit into the pan well. Drop batter by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let cool until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 152 calories, Carbohydrate 19.4 g, Cholesterol 7.9 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 59.5 mg, Sugar 13.5 g

Tips:

  • Use high-quality peanut butter. The better the peanut butter, the better the cookies will be. Look for a peanut butter that is made with 100% peanuts and has no added sugar or salt.
  • Cream the butter and peanut butter together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the dough, making the cookies light and airy.
  • Gradually add the sugar. Do not add all of the sugar at once, as this can make the cookies too dense. Add the sugar in small increments, mixing well after each addition.
  • Add the eggs one at a time. Do not add the eggs all at once, as this can make the dough too thin. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help to prevent the cookies from spreading too much in the oven.
  • Bake the cookies at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-12 minutes. Do not overbake the cookies, as this will make them dry and crumbly.
  • Let the cookies cool on a wire rack before serving. This will help to prevent the cookies from sticking to the pan.

Conclusion:

Peanut butter cookies are a classic American cookie that is loved by people of all ages. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. Whether you like them chewy or crispy, with or without chocolate chips, peanut butter cookies are a delicious and satisfying treat. So next time you are looking for a sweet snack, give these tried-and-true peanut butter cookies a try!

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