Your last AK Cookie Week 2023 recipe will probably be your new go-to, straightforward 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 realize ya woman perfected this recipe for you. No dry, boring peanut butter cookies with the little fork indents on high (these are cute too, however you realize what I imply).
These are the most effective peanut butter cookies you’ll ever eat. They’re thick and chewy with completely crispy edges, and smooth, tender middles, and are stuffed with peanut butter taste that makes them style like they’re straight from the bakery.
I added a number of particular twists like chocolate chips as a result of go massive or go house, proper? There are a number of straightforward methods to customise them with completely different mix-ins and sizes, so learn by way of the entire submit to get all of my ideas!
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Every part you’ll must make the most effective peanut butter cookies
There are a number of particular elements that give these peanut butter cookies the proper texture and taste (AKA really 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 need to use unsalted butter when you’d like.
- Peanut butter: the important thing to those cookies? Creamy pure peanut butter, after all! I at all times use pure peanut butter as a substitute of an everyday type like Skippy or Jif. I like Dealer Joes, Smuckers, or Wild Pals peanut butter, and you need to use the code ‘AMBITIOUS15’ for 15% off Wild Pals!
- 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 somewhat honey, which additionally helps hold them smooth.
- 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 overlook 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 high.
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 may 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 notice that you simply can’t brown dairy free butter. You should definitely 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 when you 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 distinct nut butter?
I wouldn’t suggest utilizing a distinct nut butter on this recipe as the flavour won’t end up the identical. They’re true, traditional peanut butter cookies!
Select your cookie dimension
With this recipe, you may both make 9 to 10 massive peanut butter cookies or 16 smaller cookies. It simply is determined by how massive you want them and what number of you wish to serve! I’ve included baking instances and sizes throughout the recipe itself.
brown butter
Brown butter actually takes the flavour of those cookies to the following degree. Study precisely learn how to brown butter with our tutorial right here.
Don’t overlook these cookie-baking ideas
You’ll discover all of my finest ideas & methods for making good cookies within the Final Information to Cookie Baking e-book! A number of key takeaways for these cookies:
- Don’t use substitutes. Please you’ll want to comply with the recipe as written except substitutes are famous within the weblog submit 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.
- Ensure 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. Be 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 couple of 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. Ensure your baking soda is contemporary to make sure that these cookies bake up correctly.
- Measure your elements appropriately. Have you learnt one of the simplest ways to measure flour with no scale? Get my ideas & methods in this video! You should definitely additionally pack the brown sugar.
Storing & freezing ideas
- To retailer: retailer these peanut butter cookies in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 5 days.
- To freeze: you may really freeze the cookie dough OR the freshly baked cookies to take pleasure in later! Get all of my ideas and methods for freezing cookies right here.
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The Greatest Bakery-Model Peanut Butter Cookies
The BEST bakery-style peanut butter cookies you may ever eat! These traditional chewy peanut butter cookies are deliciously thick with crispy edges and chocolate chips in each chunk. That is severely the one peanut butter cookie recipe you want!
Substances
- Moist elements:
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter
- ½ cup all pure creamy peanut butter (simply peanuts + salt as elements)
- 1 cup packed gentle brown sugar
- 1 massive 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
- Elective: 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 you whisk continually throughout this course of. After a few minutes, the butter will start to brown and switch a pleasant golden amber coloration 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 stop 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 easy, 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 not 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 high of every cookie (or 3-4 if making smaller cookies).
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Bake massive 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 massive cookies or 16 smaller cookies.
Recipe Notes
See the total submit for ideas, methods & freezing directions!
Recipe by: Monique Volz // Bold Kitchen | Images by: Eat Love Eats
