Peanut Butter...I heart you!
Especially in cookies! It really doesn't matter to me...whether peanut butter cookies are crispy, thin, thick, soft, moist, chewy, (even raw!) ...I am not that fickle when it comes to peanut butter cookies! These cookies though...o boy!
If you like this type of cookie {Thick & Soft} we're hitting pay-dirt, because there is definitely gold in them thar hills peanut butter cookies!
RAwR! Cooooookieeeees!!!
What I really relish is, this is a very easy cookie recipe! {love the easy!}
They only take a few minutes to prep and then...delicious soft homemade cookies from SCRATCH. These cookies stay nice and thick, but remain even softer and chewy after 3 - 4 days. They are just the perfect balance of sweet and salty. Surprisingly, there are no eggs needed, so if you make these with almond milk instead of milk, they will also be veganized!
And, you could also freeze them and take them out as you need...which in my case, didn't even make it to the freezer! So, maybe you need to make a DOUBLE batch?
If you're a peanut butter stalker like me, you'll fall head over heels in love with these rich, peanut butter cookies, because they are absolutely the ULTIMATE!
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Cookies
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅓ cup milk of choice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour or 1–1 gluten free flour like Bob's Red Mill
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
For Chocolate Dipped
- For Chocolate Dipped
Instructions
Peanut Butter Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a mixer, in a large bowl, add peanut butter and sugar and mix until creamy.
- Mix in the milk and vanilla until incorporated.
- Add the flour, baking soda and salt and continue mixing until mixed well. Dough will be thick.
- Using a medium scoop (1.5 tablespoons) scoop out cookie dough mounds onto baking sheet and place the mounds of dough about 2 ½ inches apart on a baking sheet. Using the back of a fork, use a fork to flatten down as thick as you would like them.
- Optional: Sprinkle with sugar
- Bake: Place in the oven and bake for 10 – 12 minutes, baking 13-14 minutes will give you a crisper cookie.
- Let cool a few minutes, then transfer cookies to wire rack to cool.
- Store: Cookies can be stored in an airtight up to a week at room temperature. To keep longer, store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
- To freeze: Let cookies cool completely, store in freezer safe container up to 2 months.
For Chocolate Dipped:
- Once cookies are cooled, melt chocolate chips or chunks in microwaveable bowl and microwave every 30 seconds and stir and repeat 30 seconds and stirring, until melted. Approx 2 to 2 ½ minutes.
- Dip one of the sides of the cookie into the chocolate or drizzle on top and place on parchment paper for chocolate to set.
Notes
I haven't tried it but you could try it. The amount would be the same.
Can I use imperial margarine in lieu of butter?Is it same amount of margarine to butter?
Melodee, Here are some tips from King Arthur you can follow, I'm not familiar with high altitude baking. Thanks! https://www.kingarthurflour.com/learn/resources/high-altitude-baking
What changes need to be done for high altitude?
Awesome! Crunchy peanut butter sounds amazing! Thank you so much Pamela!
These are the chewiest peanut butter cookies I've ever made! I use extra crunchy Skippy peanut butter in mine! DELICIOUS!
You are very welcome!! Thank you so much Cinder!!! xo I'm so glad you enjoyed them!! wooohooo!
Thank you so much for the quickest reply?These are delicious
Hi Cinder, packed. 🙂
Hello, regarding the brown sugar … is it packed or loose scoop?
Hi do we use plane flour or all purpose?? I am going to try and bake these in Christmas Molds ... not sure if it will work but worth a try ?
3 dozen Lori. 🙂
How many cookies does the recipe make?
Hi Cool Aunt! 🙂 I love that! I like the idea of the heart shaped candies pressed in the middle. but you could try the to roll out a couple a see how they turn out. (They will puff up some.) I have seen where you could also make the heart shape cookie and use the fork to make criss cross marks on them and as a personal touch you could drizzle whatever chocolate you want on them. I may have to try this, I really like your ideas! <3
I do have the chocolate cut out cookies too (http://www.thebakingchocolatess.com/white-chocolate-covered-soft-chocolate-cut-out-cookies/) and the oreo heart cookies (http://www.thebakingchocolatess.com/home-made-oreo-heart-sandwich-cookies-cuteness-overload/) as some more options.
Hi, Kim: I have a 14 year old nephew and I've secured my reputation as "cool aunt" by giving him your soft chocolate chip cookies several times for birthdays and holidays. He loves them! Now, for upcoming Valentine's Day, I'm looking for a cookie that I can cut into a heart shape, that I can give to him and two other male loved ones. I looked at all your Seasonal recipes, but the cookies are too "froo froo" for these guys. I think my nephew would love a peanut butter cookie. Do you think there's any way I could use this recipe (Thick & Soft Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookie"), but roll dough/cut it into heart shapes before putting into oven? If not, perhaps I could just buy heart-shaped chocolate candies and press one into top of cookie after baking. If you have any other recommendations for a Valentine's Day/heart-themed cookie that's a little more masculine (ie, not pink! or sugar cookie!), please let me know.
Do I use baking powder or baking soda ?
Sue, So sorry about that. I updated the the recipe, it gets added in with the butter and peanut butter, etc. Thanks for catching that. Hope you enjoy! 🙂
Where does the white sugar get added?