These rich, delicious and easy to make peanut butter cookies come from the best peanut butter cookie recipe around. Once I made these peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, I knew I found my go-to peanut butter cookie recipe. When you make a batch prepare yourself, they will get gobbled right up!
It’s not often I use the word best with a recipe. Actually, it’s quite rare. However this might just be the best peanut butter cookie recipe I’ve ever made! Every time I make these cookies I have to be ready to hand out the recipe, as everyone asks for it.
These cookies are packed full of peanut butter flavor! Not only do you have 1 and 1/2 cups peanut butter in the cookies, but you also have peanut butter chips, peanuts and Reese’s Pieces. And chocolate chips, because, well, always chocolate chips. There is no question these cookies are over the top loaded! If you want something a bit more modest, check out my Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies. Same great flavor, but a little less stuff.
The Best Peanut Butter Cookies
If you are a peanut butter lover you really do need to try these, you too might think this is the best peanut butter cookie recipe! I think this might be my new go-to peanut butter cookie recipe from here on out. And they are super simple to make. I might even make these for the holidays using red and green M&M’s in place of the Reese’s Pieces. Sure, it will change the taste a bit, but what a fun and colorful cookie it would be!
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Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
Now back to our peanut butter cookies. These glorious peanut butter cookies packed with peanut butter flavor, chocolate chips and Reese’s Pieces. Oh, and peanut butter chips, because I’m a minimalist, obviously.
Let’s get baking, shall we?
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Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
The Best Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt I recommend Maldon sea salt flakes
- 1-2 cups Reese’s Pieces
- 1/2-1 cup chocolate chips if desired
- 1/2-1 cup peanut butter chips if desired
- 1/2 cup peanuts if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- 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.
- Add flour, baking soda and salt to mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in Reese’s Pieces and any other mix ins.
- Scoop cookies onto a cookie sheet that has been lined with a silicone mat. Each scoop should hold approximately 2 tablespoons of dough.
- Bake for approximately 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on a wire cooling rack, but remain on baking sheet, for at least five minutes. Remove from baking sheet, serve and enjoy!
- YIELD: Approximately three dozen cookies
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Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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My Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are a family favorite!
I can’t wait to hear what you think of these cookies! And while you have that bag of Reese’s Pieces out, make sure to check out my Peanut Butter Magic Cookie Bars…
And my Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake…
Need a gluten free option? Here’s a great recipe for Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies.
Now grab a big glass of milk and enjoy!
Originally published in October 2016.
Sara J. says
I’m looking to make the cookie dough a little bit more than 24 hours before I bake the cookies. Do you think the cookie dough will be ok to sit in the fridge for that amount of time?
Christi Johnstone says
Sara, I think you’re good!
Yvonne says
I picked your recipe because it uses a lot of peanut butter, unlike the majority of other recipes don’t use enough and therefore don’t taste like peanut butter. They came out slight crisp on the outside, soft inside and taste dangerously delicious! I am making 100 of these for a birthday party cookie order my friend placed. Love it and thank you for a delicious peanut butter cookie.
Christi Johnstone says
So glad you enjoyed them Yvonne! They are wonderfully peanut buttery!
Carol says
How good do these freeze and for how long?
Christi Johnstone says
Hi Carol, I haven’t frozen these particular cookies, but like any other drop cookies, I think they are good for a month or two. They won’t go bad, but as with any other item, the longer they are in the freezer, they lose a bit of quality.
Karen says
Made these and they are awesome. The ones that were not eaten the first day tended to fall apart when storing. Did I do something wrong?
Vicki says
Can’t wait to make these for Christmas gift boxes! I usually use a very basic peanut butter recipe but once I saw these I think I’ll have a new recipe in my box! Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful ideas!!
Chelsea says
I made these today and they are honestly the best PB cookies I’ve ever had! I just added in PB chips!
Thank you!!
Christi says
Chelsea, so glad you liked them!
Sam says
Ok so, I have a cookie exchange on Saturday and I made this one….man, I hope any of them make it to the party. They are so good! No joke! Thanks for the awesome recipe. Sure to impress. If I can resist eating them all 🙂
Christi says
Sam, so glad you enjoyed them! Good luck getting them to that cookie exchange! 😉
Cindy says
This cookie is absolutely amazing!
Melissa says
Holy cow, these do look amazing! So many other peanut butter cookies look dry and crumbly, but these look perfect! Plus, Reeses Pieces and peanut butter chips and peanuts. Yeah, it’s a peanut palooza. Totally want to make these!
Stephanie | Worth Whisking says
I try to refrain from using “best” to describe things, too, but sometimes you just HAVE to if it really is the best! 🙂 Good idea to use the red and green M&Ms for Christmas. Peanut butter M&M’s are a must in this yummy cookie!