The Best Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

By Ellie

36 Person

22 Minutes

36 Calories

The Best Peanut Butter Cookies I have ever had! These easy to make peanut butter dropped cookies are packed with peanut butter flavor and chocolate and candy mix ins!

Ingredients

1/2 cup peanuts if desired
1/2-1 cup peanut butter chips if desired
1/2-1 cup chocolate chips if desired
1-2 cups Reese's Pieces
1/2 tsp. salt I recommend Maldon sea salt flakes
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar packed
1 cup butter softened
1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter

Method

01

Preheat oven to 350℉.
02

With a mixer, beat together peanut butter, softened butter and sugars until creamy and well combined. Add in eggs and vanilla and beat until creamy.
03

Add flour, baking soda and salt to the mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in Reese's Pieces and any other mix-ins.
04

Scoop cookies onto a cookie sheet that has been linked with a silicone mat. Each scoop should hold approximately 2 tablespoons of dough.
05

Bake for approximately 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on a wire cooling rack, but remain on the baking sheet, for at least five minutes. Remove from the baking sheet, serve and enjoy!

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The Best Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

4.4

( By Ellie )

The Best Peanut Butter Cookies I have ever had! These easy to make peanut butter dropped cookies are packed with peanut butter flavor and chocolate and candy mix ins!

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 36 servings
Calorie 36 Kcal
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 12 Mins
Total Time 22 Mins

02 Ingredients

1/2 cup peanuts if desired

1/2-1 cup peanut butter chips if desired

1/2-1 cup chocolate chips if desired

1-2 cups Reese's Pieces

1/2 tsp. salt I recommend Maldon sea salt flakes

1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar packed

1 cup butter softened

1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter

03 Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350℉.

Step 2

With a mixer, beat together peanut butter, softened butter and sugars until creamy and well combined. Add in eggs and vanilla and beat until creamy.

Step 3

Add flour, baking soda and salt to the mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in Reese's Pieces and any other mix-ins.

Step 4

Scoop cookies onto a cookie sheet that has been linked with a silicone mat. Each scoop should hold approximately 2 tablespoons of dough.

Step 5

Bake for approximately 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on a wire cooling rack, but remain on the baking sheet, for at least five minutes. Remove from the baking sheet, serve and enjoy!

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