Your closing AK Cookie Week 2023 recipe will probably be your new go-to, simple dessert to share with family members. Promise. Peanut butter cookies are trickier to make from scratch than different cookie recipes as a result of peanut butter tends to dry out when it’s baked. BUT you understand ya woman perfected this recipe for you. No dry, boring peanut butter cookies with the little fork indents on prime (these are cute too, however you understand what I imply).
These are the very best peanut butter cookies you’ll ever eat. They’re thick and chewy with completely crispy edges, and mushy, tender middles, and are filled with peanut butter taste that makes them style like they’re straight from the bakery.
I added just a few particular twists like chocolate chips as a result of go large or go residence, proper? There are just a few simple methods to customise them with totally different mix-ins and sizes, so learn by means of the entire put up to get all of my suggestions!
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Every thing you’ll have to make the very best peanut butter cookies
There are just a few particular elements that give these peanut butter cookies the proper texture and taste (AKA actually make them the BEST). Right here’s what you’ll want:
- Butter: you already know we’re browning that butter so as to add additional wealthy, caramel-like taste to those cookies. I at all times like to make use of salted butter, however you should use unsalted butter if you happen to’d like.
- Peanut butter: the important thing to those cookies? Creamy pure peanut butter, in fact! I at all times use pure peanut butter as a substitute of an everyday sort like Skippy or Jif. I like Dealer Joes, Smuckers, or Wild Buddies peanut butter, and you should use the code ‘AMBITIOUS15’ for 15% off Wild Buddies!
- Brown sugar: we’re utilizing all brown sugar (as a substitute of a mixture of white and brown sugar) for additional molasses taste.
- Honey: you’ll additionally want slightly honey, which additionally helps hold them mushy.
- Egg: you’ll want 1 egg + 1 egg yolk to assist the cookies bake correctly and to maintain them tender and wealthy.
- Flour: the bottom of the cookies is made with common all-purpose flour.
- Baking staples: don’t neglect the baking soda, salt, and vanilla extract. Discover ways to make your individual vanilla right here!
- Extras: I like so as to add semi-sweet chocolate chips to the batter as a result of who doesn’t love peanut butter + chocolate? I additionally love rolling the dough balls in granulated sugar to make them additional fairly, plus a sprinkle of Maldon sea salt on prime.
Make these peanut butter cookies your individual
As I discussed, I like including chocolate chips to those cookies and rolling the cookie dough balls in sugar, however there are different enjoyable methods you possibly can customise them!
- Swap the chocolate chips for chocolate chunks, white chocolate chips, toffee bits, and even peanut butter chips for double PB taste
- Dip or drizzle them in melted chocolate
- Add a frosting like my Vanilla Buttercream Frosting or my Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting — you may even make smaller cookies and sandwich the frosting in between (omg yum).
Substitutions for dietary wants
- Can I make then gluten free? I haven’t examined a model of those peanut butter cookies utilizing a gluten free flour, so I can’t ensure how they’d end up. Be happy to attempt my Grain Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies as a substitute!
- Can I make them dairy free? Be happy to make use of a dairy free butter substitute, however be aware that you just can not brown dairy free butter. You’ll want to additionally use dairy free chocolate chips.
- Can I make them vegan? I haven’t examined these cookies utilizing flax eggs, however let me know within the feedback if you happen to do! You’ll additionally want to make use of dairy free butter, chocolate chips, and maple syrup as a substitute of honey.
Can I exploit a special nut butter?
I wouldn’t advocate utilizing a special nut butter on this recipe as the flavour is not going to end up the identical. They’re true, basic peanut butter cookies!
Select your cookie measurement
With this recipe, you possibly can both make 9 to 10 giant peanut butter cookies or 16 smaller cookies. It simply relies on how large you want them and what number of you wish to serve! I’ve included baking occasions and sizes inside the recipe itself.
brown butter
Brown butter actually takes the flavour of those cookies to the subsequent degree. Study precisely tips on how to brown butter with our tutorial right here.
Don’t neglect these cookie-baking suggestions
You’ll discover all of my greatest suggestions & methods for making good cookies within the Final Information to Cookie Baking e-book! A couple of key takeaways for these cookies:
- Don’t use substitutes. Please make sure you observe the recipe as written except substitutes are famous within the weblog put up or the notes part of the recipe. Altering the flour will doubtless have an effect on the feel of those peanut butter chocolate chip cookies as will leaving elements out.
- Be sure your elements are room temp. After you brown your butter you’ll wish to guarantee that it’s cool in order that it doesn’t coagulate the eggs elements. Make certain your eggs are at room temperature as effectively in order that it doesn’t coagulate with the butter. Merely run them beneath heat water for a few minute or place it in a bowl of heat water for a couple of minutes earlier than including it to your dough.
- Use contemporary baking soda. Be sure your baking soda is contemporary to make sure that these cookies bake up correctly.
- Measure your elements appropriately. Are you aware one of the best ways to measure flour with no scale? Get my suggestions & methods in this video! You’ll want to additionally pack the brown sugar.
Storing & freezing suggestions
- To retailer: retailer these peanut butter cookies in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 5 days.
- To freeze: you possibly can truly freeze the cookie dough OR the freshly baked cookies to get pleasure from later! Get all of my suggestions and methods for freezing cookies right here.
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The Finest Bakery-Model Peanut Butter Cookies
The BEST bakery-style peanut butter cookies you may ever eat! These basic chewy peanut butter cookies are deliciously thick with crispy edges and chocolate chips in each chunk. That is significantly the one peanut butter cookie recipe you want!
Components
- Moist elements:
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter
- ½ cup all pure creamy peanut butter (simply peanuts + salt as elements)
- 1 cup packed mild brown sugar
- 1 giant egg + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Dry elements:
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons all function flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- Non-compulsory: 1/2 heaping cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- For rolling:
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- Maldon sea salt, to complete
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Line a big baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Brown your butter: add butter to a big saucepan and place over medium warmth. The butter will start to crackle, after which ultimately foam. Be sure to whisk continually throughout this course of. After a few minutes, the butter will start to brown and switch a pleasant golden amber colour on the underside of the saucepan. Proceed to whisk and take away from warmth as quickly because the butter begins to brown and provides off a nutty aroma. Instantly switch the butter to a medium bowl to forestall burning. Put aside to chill for 10 minutes or till cool sufficient to the touch.
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Combine collectively moist elements: As soon as brown butter has cooled, switch to a big bowl. Add within the peanut butter, brown sugar, room temperature egg and egg yolk, honey and vanilla and whisk collectively till clean, thick and effectively mixed.
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Stir in dry elements: Add the flour, baking soda and salt to the bowl after which stir with a wood spoon till effectively mixed. Fold in chocolate chips, if desired.
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Use a big cookie scoop or ¼ to seize dough after which use your palms roll into golf-sized balls. Roll balls in sugar then place no less than 2 inches aside on a ready baking sheet. (If you wish to make medium sized cookies, use a medium cookie scoop and roll them into smaller dough balls about 2 tablespoons every.) Add 6-7 additional chocolate chips on prime of every cookie (or 3-4 if making smaller cookies).
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Bake giant cookies for 12-16 minutes and smaller cookies for 8-10 minutes till edges start to show barely golden brown and cookies are set. Don’t overbake or cookies will dry out. Take away from oven and sprinkle cookies with sea salt, if desired. Enable cookies to chill for 10 minutes to assist arrange on the cookie sheet, then switch to a wire rack to complete cooling. Repeat with the remaining dough. Makes about 9 to 10 giant cookies or 16 smaller cookies.
Recipe Notes
See the total put up for suggestions, methods & freezing directions!
Recipe by: Monique Volz // Bold Kitchen | Pictures by: Eat Love Eats
