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Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Try these delicious soft peanut butter cookies with peanut butter chips. They are tender and chewy and will satisfy your cookie craving!

Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

One of my all-time favorite cookie recipes is my daughter’s recipe for these soft peanut butter cookies. She experimented with ingredient amounts and baking times to develop a delicious recipe for soft and chewy cookies that she prefers over crispy peanut butter cookies. These delightful treats strike the perfect balance between chewy and tender, with a delicious peanut butter flavor enhanced with peanut butter chips. They’re simple to make and always a crowd-pleaser, making them a go-to option for gatherings, potlucks, or simply indulging in a sweet treat at home.

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Use Peanut Butter Chips for Extra Flavor

You only need a few pantry staples to whip up a batch of these irresistible cookies.

Creamy Peanut Butter: This recipe uses creamy peanut butter; however, you can substitute crunchy.

Flour: Use an all-purpose flour such as King Arthur.

Sugar: Both white and brown sugar are used in these cookies. The brown sugar adds flavor and makes the cookies moist and chewy.

Egg: Use a room-temperature egg, and the batter will mix more easily.

Butter: Use salted or unsalted butter in this recipe.

Leavening Agents: This recipe uses baking powder and baking soda to make the cookies rise.

Vanilla Extract: Use a good quality vanilla extract to add delicious flavor.

Peanut Butter Chips: These chips enhance the peanut butter flavor.

Underbake for Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

After mixing the dough, use a medium-sized cookie scoop to place the dough on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper or a baking mat. Do not press these cookies with a fork like crispy peanut butter cookie recipes because they will flatten and spread while they bake. To help them retain their soft, chewy texture, bake them a light golden color to set them because overbaking can make them crunchy.

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Storing Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Once baked to golden perfection, these peanut butter cookies have a delicate, slightly crumbly texture on the edges with a soft and chewy center. Store them in an airtight container on the countertop for about a week, or preserve them longer by storing them in the freezer.

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

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Peanut Butter Cookies

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Semi-soft and chewy peanut butter cookies with peanut butter chips
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Course Anytime, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 18
Calories 239 kcal

Equipment

  • Baking Sheet
  • parchment paper

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar (loose, not packed)
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Add a sheet of parchment paper to a baking sheet.
  • Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
  • Cream the butter and sugars together with a mixer.
  • Add the egg and mix until blended.
  • Add the peanut butter. Mix.
  • Add the dry ingredients and mix until blended.
  • Stir in the peanut butter chips.
  • Use a medium-sized cookie scooper to scoop the dough and place it on the prepared baking sheet. Leave room for the cookies to spread.
  • Bake for 12-15 minutes or until only lightly browned. Do not overbake.
  • Cool on the pan until set. If you need to reuse the baking sheet while they are cooling, slide the parchment paper to a cooling rack or countertop.

Notes

Brown Sugar

You do not have to pack the brown sugar for this recipe. The peanut butter chips will provide extra sweetness.

Nutrition

Calories: 239kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 186mgPotassium: 108mgFiber: 1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 173IUCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg
Keyword peanut butter cookies, soft and chewy peanut butter cookies
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