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posted by Christy Denneyon Apr 30, 2009 (updated Feb 23, 2024) 19 comments »

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These are the Best Peanut Butter Cookies – studded with chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. These are my favorite cookie ever and this recipe will not disappoint. They’re soft and full of chocolate and peanut butter flavor.

THE BEST PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

I will admit that when I saw name of these cookies I thought “Whoa, that name sets some high expectations.” Expectations succeeded.

My sister-in-law Kristy just came to visit and we finished a huge bag of peanut butter M&Ms pretty much by ourselves in no time at all.

Her husband affectionately calls her “The Peanut Butter Princess” so when she posted these cookies on her own blog Boys Ahoy, I knew they would be good.

So what makes a peanut butter cookie good to you? To me it has to be soft, packed with peanut butter flavor, and…well that’s about it.

And to me peanut butter and chocolate are like mac n’ cheese, bacon and eggs, Lucy and Ethel. One cannot exist without the other.

Which is why these have a few chocolate chips in them. It makes sense. It takes them from good to mind blowing.

OTHER COOKIE RECIPES:

S’mores Cookies
Monster Cookies
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Soft Sugar Cookies
Sprinkle Cookies
Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Best Peanut Butter Cookies

5 from 3 votes

Peanut Butter Cookies are my favorite cookie ever and this recipe will not disappoint. They're soft and full of chocolate and peanut butter flavor. The Best Peanut Butter Cookies confirmed by me!

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Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Cook Time: 15 minutes mins

Total Time: 25 minutes mins

Servings: 30 cookies

Ingredients

1 cup + 2 tablespoons peanut butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Peanut Butter chips
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips, (I add more)
3/4 cup Sugar, (for rolling dough balls, may need more or less)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.Line baking sheets with parchment paper.In a large mixing bowl, cream together the peanut butter, butter. Once combined beat in the white sugar, and brown sugar until well blended. Beat in the egg, milk, and vanilla.In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gently add to creamed mixture and mix until almost combined. Fold in chocolate and peanut butter chips. Chill dough for at least 15 minutes.
Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls. Gently roll the dough balls into sugar and place dough balls on parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheets for 5-10 minutes until sturdy enough to be transferred to a wire rack to cool completely. *These are delicate cookies but so moist.
***chill dough in between baking batches!

Notes

Source: Boys Ahoy

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19 comments on “The Best Peanut Butter Cookies”

Sara — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 @ 18:02:47 EST Reply
Um…… how many cookies does this make? Surely the “30 dozen” listed on the recipe card isn’t right???? Do you have a recipe for a normal sized batch of 6-10 choc chip PB cookies or can you advise on how to scale this down to make roughly that amount?
- Christy Denney — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 @ 02:50:52 EST Reply
  30 cookies!
Ruth — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 @ 18:52:54 EDT Reply
I’ve been making these since 2009! My husband was still in the Marine Corps and we lived in North Carolina. This recipe has become a little piece of that chapter in out life. Thank you!
- Christy Denney — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 @ 23:41:19 EDT Reply
  Aww I love that you have a memory associated with these!
Rawan — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 @ 11:27:59 EDT Reply
I swear its the best and ymmi cookies i ever tast at all today i cook it and i really enjoy with tast 😍😍
- Christy Denney — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 @ 22:06:34 EST Reply
  Awesome! Love hearing that.
Robbie — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 @ 21:38:50 EDT Reply
What are your thoughts on freezing these before they are baked??? I need cookies for Friday, but we are going away mon-thurs….thought of making the dough and putting the cookies on a tray and freezing the, that way friday morning I can just pop them in the oven???
They sound delicious!!
Thank you😊
- Christy Denney — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 @ 23:37:44 EDT Reply
  Robbie,
  I haven’t tried it but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work!
Linda Jones — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 @ 02:24:08 EDT Reply
I made these almost exactly as recipe called for except: I used refrigerator eggs, I only used 1 3/4c chocolate chips and I thought that was too much. Next time I will only use 1 cup. I did not refrigerate , I used 1/4c balls broken in half and rolled quickly into balls. I put on parchment paper and did not grease pan.
I baked 11 minutes. Turned out perfect size, soft and chewy on inside, crispy on the outside. Put in cookie tin after cooling.
- Linda Jones — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 @ 02:25:57 EDT Reply
  Forgot to mention, this made 2 1/2 dozen cookies.
- Christy Denney — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 @ 22:22:42 EDT Reply
  Thanks for your feedback Linda.
Amy — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 @ 12:08:14 EDT Reply
Made these last night. My 4 year old daughter helped me, we had such a great time. We used chocolate chips and mini reeses pieces (that’s what we had on hand). These are SO SO good. Great flavor, super soft, absolutely delicious!
I just recently found your blog through pinterest, and I LOVE it. Every one of your recipes look amazingly good. I may have a new goal of trying them all!
Thanks for sharing. Good luck with the upcoming birth! Can’t wait to see pictures.
Neel — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 @ 13:01:25 EDT Reply
Lovely recipe. I had to try it today – a it turned yum!. Thank you for sharing – . This is how it looks http://friskycook.blogspot.in/2012/09/peanut-butter-cookies.html, all thanks to you.
Karen — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 @ 17:40:33 EST Reply
These cookies rock! They really are the best ever. I put them on my blog. I should probably just change my blog name to “The blog about the blog The Girl Who Ate Everything.” I just can’t help myself you have so much good stuff. http://thefoodcharlatan.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/the-best-peanut-butter-cookies/
thepastrydream — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 @ 00:17:45 EDT Reply
Your blog is fantastic! 😀
Thanks for the share. Been looking for a good peanut butter cookie recipe for a ages!
Anonymous — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 @ 05:30:04 EDT Reply
Hi everyone, thanx a lot for this blog ….. This wqas what I was looking for.
Jill — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 @ 02:23:26 EDT Reply
I love your blog…I check every day to see if you’ve posted something new. I tried these cookies today because I was CRAVING some type of cookie and these sounded divine. Oh my goodness! They are so soft and yummy! I had to make some without chocolate chips because my husband doesn’t like chocolate, but they are still amazing! Thanks!
Allison Holmes — Tue, 19 May 2009 @ 21:45:51 EDT Reply
mmm looks good! You should try them with Reese’s Pieces instead of the chips if you haven’t before! That is my ultimate fav 🙂 Love your blog…lots of yummo food!
bakingblonde — Fri, 01 May 2009 @ 01:12:00 EDT Reply
OOHHH, you just made my day!!
So happy you enjoyed them and am happy to visit your blog, it’s great!