Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies (+ Video)
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These Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies are slightly crisp on the outside, tender and soft on the inside, plus you just scoop and bake them! No rolling in sugar and pressing with a fork required!
I have been working hard to bring you the best classic cookie recipes, or at least what I consider the best. It started off on Wednesday with my Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies, and now we are moving on to these Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies. If you like a crisp, crunchy, “forked” peanut butter cookie, then you might want to go somewhere else. If you like a peanut butter cookie that is soft on the inside and lightly crisp on the outside, without having to roll the dough in sugar or fork the tops, then you’ve come to the right place!
As with all cookies, it’s best to:
- – Use quality ingredients – a good butter can make a huge difference!
- – Use a cookie scoop (warm hands make cookies spread).
- – Start with a little less flour, bake a test cookie, then add more flour if needed. (We don’t want flat cookies, or dry cookies.)
- – Consider your environment: altitude, weather, if your oven is calibrated correctly, etc. and make adjustments as necessary.
*Read my Soft Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies post for in-depth tips and techniques for baking great cookies!
The best part about these cookies is that they are what I call, “scoop and bake cookies.” I LOVE SCOOP AND BAKE COOKIES! Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate all kinds of cookies: cut-out cookies, sugar coated cookies, etc., but sometimes, a cookie is just as good, scooped and baked plain. Plus, it’s less work! These peanut butter cookies are just that kind of cookie. Scoop, bake, enjoy!
I also love the little wrinkles the cookie scoop leaves behind on the top. It’s almost like a crackle cookie. 😀 Y’all are going to love these Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies!!! Grab your glass of milk and enjoy!
Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugars together in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment.
- Add the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla. Mix well and scrape the bowl.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture all at once and mix until just incorporated.
- Scoop dough onto silicone lined baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until just set. Allow cookies to cool slightly on the tray before transferring them to a cooling rack. Store cookies in an airtight container.
Notes
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203 Comments on “Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies (+ Video)”
These sound great! And so simple to make too!
Anna
Annas Reflection
Thanks, they are really good!
So, so very good..the best. 🙂
These look wonderful, Amber. I’ve never had a peanut butter cookie that is soft on the inside.
Seriously?! You have to try these then!
These cookies taste good and are so easy! The baking time was perfect for a soft and chewy cookie. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I’m so glad you liked them! Thanks for sharing your review!
These cookies are the bomb diggity!! I was craving a good peanut butter cookie so I scanned Pinterest and your recipe was one of the first that popped up. Me and my hubby have already ate the first pan that just came out of the oven. Thanks for such a delicious recipe.
Oh yay! I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
Best peanut butter cookies I’ve ever had, hands down. I added a handful of Reese’s Pieces and Reese’s peanut butter chips — DECADENT! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Those additions sound wonderful! So glad you liked these Melissa! Thanks for sharing your experience!
what size scoop did you use…I like using a cookie scoop (which I think is a 20 or 40). These look pretty large. A standard ice cream scoop?
The scoop I used is a #30. It’s comparable to an ice cream scoop. You can really use whatever size you want, just adjust the baking time accordingly.
Best peanut butter cookie recipe ever! I’ve looked far and wide because peanut butter cookies are my absolute fav, and I finally found the perfect ones! Yay! 😀
I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for coming back to share your experience!
Is it okay if you don’t have a silicon lined baking sheet?
Just make sure you spray your pan with cooking spray instead.
these were delish! Da Bomb! I used super crunch peanut butter and followed Melissa’s lead, putting Reese’s peanut butter cup chunks on top. Hubby gave me “the wave”
That is great to hear! I will have to try them that way! Great additions!
Your photographs are gorgeous! My peanut butter cookie recipe is very similar, but I’ve found substituting shortening for some of the butter keeps the cookies soft for longer. I also roll just the round “scoop” tops into salted sugar before baking because I think that bonus flavor and texture is so worth the extra step.
Thanks for your compliments and ideas!
Great recipe only mine didn’t flatten while cooking
Make sure you give your flour a stir before measuring it to work some air into it. You can also try halving the baking soda to flatten them more. Glad they were still yummy though. 🙂
Oh blimey – I’ve just seen these on Pinterest and I must have a go at making them. They look gorgeous.
Thanks Amber
Sue Pxxx
I hope you love them Sue! They’ve been quite popular and successful for many readers!
There are 4 things in life I love….my husband, my grandsons, peanut butter anything, and soft cookies. ;o) Your recipe brings all four together!! I tried another soft peanut butter cookie recipe, and although very good and soft, they didn’t hold together and were flat. Yours are perfection in my book! Thank you! My 6 year old grandson will be here tomorrow and i know he will love these!!
Wow, that is so great to hear! I’m so glad you like them so much! 🙂
I am not a fan of crunchy cookies, so SOFT peanut butter cookies sound amazing! I added a few chocolate chips on top before baking because why not? :p I love how soft and tasty these are. There was a tiny bit of extra dough after making the last batch, so I did a quick microwave one with the extra dough while waiting for them to bake. Even in the microwave they are great, and the oven ones even better. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Ooh! Love what you did to this recipe! I’ll have to try it in the microwave and with chocolate chips! Thanks for your review Sarah!
Okay, So, awhile back I found this recipe and decided to try it. I had yet to find a peanut butter cookie recipe that did anything for me. But after trying this one, I can no longer say that. I have made these cookies again and again. And they have completely changed my life. I just thought I would come by and give you the credit you deserve. Best. Peanut. Butter. Cookies. Ever.
I am so incredibly happy that you enjoyed them! (and are making them over and over again!) Thanks for taking the time to share your experience Lindsey!
thanks for the recipe…it was a success:))
Just used this recipe this morning. I’ve tried many pb cookie recipes. But this one, this is THE ONE! I’m always skeptical of recipes and read the comments, and these comments on your recipe made me think “ok let’s try this one today” they all liked it. I am so in love with it, I shared your page my facebook! Hope it brings you lots of new viewers! I feel like I can go delete my entire pinterest pb cookie board and just leave this one there because I wont use another now! Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for sharing the love on Facebook Bertha! I’m glad you found the best pb cookie recipe for your tastes! I too love it like crazy! Keep on enjoying. 🙂
These are probably the best cookies ever! 🙂 I made these for the guys at my work, and they are still raving about these month later and begging me to make more for them! Sharing later today on my facebook page! 🙂
Haha! Comments like that totally make my day! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the recipe, they came out gorgeous!!
Yay! That’s great! I made these again today and put Guittard milk chocolate chips in them. YUM!
Will regular salted butter work?
Yep that will be just fine! I just made another batch of these just now!
Trying to plan ahead — will the dough or the baked cookies freeze well????
I would freeze the dough and bake them as is, frozen, but you may have to add an extra couple minutes baking time. Just bake one or two cookies first to determine the bake time, and then bake the rest. Good luck! Let us know how it turns out!
thank you!
I was looking for a cookie recipe to make for Santa with my daughter. I stumbled across this recipe today and I made them today. These cookies are so delicious and we couldn’t stop eating them so I made another batch tonight! They remind me of the cookies I made with my mom when I was a girl, only she didn’t use a recipe, she just put stuff in a bowl. Thank you for sharing this recipe, now I have a cookie that’s comparable to my mom’s and I can make memories with my daughter!
Carmen, that is such great news! I’m so happy that they remind you of your mom’s recipe. Merry Christmas!
Sooooo, good. 5 stars+ for ease of recipe and turning out perfect not to mention they tasted amazing. I added chocolate chips when I made them! 🙂
Love this recipe with chocolate chips! Thanks for your review Lynni!
I just made them and they are perfect <3 they didn't flatten out but still so soft and buttery inside! I am in love with them!! thank you so much for the recipe 🙂
That’s so great Anssam! Enjoy!
I made these today with my daughters. A huge hit with the family — this now has become THE family recipe. Thanks Amber!
Wahoo! That’s fantastic! Thanks Geri! So glad you enjoyed them!