Classic Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies are slightly soft in the center but loaded with roasted peanuts. They’re a must for anyone’s cookie repertoire and are perfectly easy and transportable for summer entertaining.
Yield:
30 cookies
Prep Time:15minutes
Cook:10minutes
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Tessa's Recipe Rundown...
Taste: If you’re a peanut butter lover you’re going to be obsessed with these cookies! Texture: Slightly soft yet chewy with crunchy roasted peanuts studded throughout and a crispy granulated sugar coating on the outside. Ease: Super easy and you can make these ahead of time. Pros: Family favorite that everyone will want the recipe for. Cons: None. Would I make this again? Of course!
Next up in our Summer Barbecue Video Series is one of my all time favorite cookies! I’ve teamed up with Alex & Sonja from A Couple Cooks to bring you six brand new summer recipes in partnership with Kroger for their #RedWhiteandBBQ promotion.
Confession time: I eat peanut butter almost every day. I’ve loved the stuff since before I can remember.
In fact, I used to bring peanut butter sandwiches to school every day. No jam. No jelly. Just peanut butter. My mom thought I was crazy, but my PB love knows no bounds!
Ready? Watch the video: how to make peanut butter cookies!
It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I began to experiment in baking with peanut butter. That really took things to a whole new level of nutty deliciousness.
You can cover and refrigerate the dough for up to 72 hours before baking. The cookies will actually bake up thicker the longer the dough has been chilled.
You can also freeze the cookie dough. Using a stainless steel spring-loaded cookie scoop, simply portion out balls of dough and place on a lined baking tray. Pop the tray in the freezer and freeze until the dough is solid. Remove the balls of dough to an airtight container and store in the freezer for up to 2 months.
You can actually bake directly from the freezer; just add a few minutes onto the baking time. Your cookies will likely bake up thicker, but I love thick cookies!
If you’re a chocoholic, try dipping these in melted chocolate. You can even use them to sandwich a scoop of chocolate ice cream for delightful PB cup ice cream sandwiches!
This recipe is such a crowd pleaser. Alex & Sonja’s son Larson LOVED these cookies. He couldn’t get enough of them!
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Classic Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies are slightly soft in the center but loaded with roasted peanuts. They’re a must for anyone’s cookie repertoire and are perfectly easy and transportable for summer entertaining.
Ingredients
1 1⁄2 cups plus 2 tablespoons (207 grams) all-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1 1⁄2 sticks (170 grams) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium- high speed until smooth and well combined, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in the peanut butter until combined. Beat in the egg and vanilla. On low speed, gradually add the flour mixture, beating until combined. Stir in the peanuts.
Using a medium, spring-loaded cookie scoop, form the dough into 1 1⁄2 tablespoon rounds and roll in the granulated sugar before placing on the prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. Press the back of a fork into each ball of dough twice to create a crisscross pattern while slightly flattening the dough.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned. Let cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes before removing the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
I share trusted baking recipes your friends will LOVE alongside insights into the science of sweets. I'm a professionally trained chef, cookbook author, and cookie queen. I love to write about all things sweet, carb-y, and homemade. I live in Phoenix, Arizona (hence the blog name!)
About Tessa...
I share trusted baking recipes your friends will LOVE alongside insights into the science of sweets. I'm a professionally trained chef, cookbook author, and cookie queen. I love to write about all things sweet, carb-y, and homemade. I live in Phoenix, Arizona (hence the blog name!)
I’m not sure, we haven’t tried that! The peanut butter not only adds flavor to the recipe, but also the thickness of the peanut butter helps add to the thickness of these cookies as well. I would suggest making the cookies as written so you know the taste/texture, then experiment with less to see the difference. Sorry I can’t help more!
I made these cookies and they are as good as you said.They are melt in your mouth good.This is definitely my go to recipe for peanut butter cookies.Adding the extra peanuts also added a nice extra crunch.Thank you for sharing this recipe with all of us.
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Love this recipe. Thanks for sharing
Does adding less peanut butter makes the cookie dough runny to the point of not being scoopable or moldable
I’m not sure, we haven’t tried that! The peanut butter not only adds flavor to the recipe, but also the thickness of the peanut butter helps add to the thickness of these cookies as well. I would suggest making the cookies as written so you know the taste/texture, then experiment with less to see the difference. Sorry I can’t help more!
So I love this recipe. I have made them before to impress my boyfriend and family and they love them. Thanks for sharing the recipe
Everything thata peanut butter cookie should be as more!
I made these cookies and they are as good as you said.They are melt in your mouth good.This is definitely my go to recipe for peanut butter cookies.Adding the extra peanuts also added a nice extra crunch.Thank you for sharing this recipe with all of us.
Wow they look so amazing can’t wait to make these this weekend!