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    Best Peanut Butter Cookies Ever

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Best Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe with step by step pictures. Nutty, peanut butter cookies which is super delicious and taste amazing with a cup of milk.

     

    Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

    I always wanted to have a fool proof best peanut butter cookies on my repitore. I have made a eggless version of peanut cookies which i am not much satisfied with. This one has become my all time favourite. It was soft, chewy and really yummy.

    About Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

    Best Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe with step by step pictures. Nutty, peanut butter cookies which is super delicious and taste amazing with a cup of milk.

    It is pretty easy to make and tasted so yummy. I can taste the peanut butter flavour and everyone in the family loved it so much. I actually made this for my little niece and nephews. They loved it so much which made me so happy.

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    Ingredients for Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

    • All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 ¼ cup / 150 grams
    • Sugar - ½ cup / 100 grams
    • Brown Sugar / Jaggery - ½ cup / 90 grams
    • Unsalted Soft Butter - ½ cup / 1 stick
    • Peanut Butter - ½ cup ( I used crunchy peanut butter)
    • Egg - 1
    • Baking Powder - ½ tsp
    • Baking Soda / Cooking Soda - ¾ tsp
    • Salt - ½ tsp
     
     
    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

    How to Make Peanut Butter Cookies

    1. Preheat oven to 190 degree C or 375 degree F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
    2. Take soft butter in a bowl and cream it well. Add in both the sugar and cream till fluffy.
    3. Add in egg and peanut butter and cream again.
    4. Now add in the flour mix and mix really well.
    5. Put the bowl in fridge for 2 to 3 hours or in freezer for an hour.
    6. Now take it out and take a small portion of dough, roll it into smooth ball.
    7. Arrange it in the tray and use a fork to make criss cross pattern.
    8. Now bake this for 9 to 15 mins depending on the size of cookies you make. I used around 2 tblspn of dough and baked it for around 12 to 13 mins.
    9. Now remove it and cool it down for 5 mins. Now remove it to a wire rack and cool completely.
    10. Store in an air tight container and enjoy with some milk.
     

     

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    Best Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

    Best Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe with step by step pictures. Nutty, peanut butter cookies which is super delicious and taste amazing with a cup of milk.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Resting Time 3 hours hrs
    Total Time 3 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 15 cookies
    Calories 201 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1¼ cup All Purpose Flour (150 grams)
    • ½ cup Sugar (100 grams)
    • ½ cup Brown Sugar (90 grams)
    • ½ cup Unsalted Butter
    • ½ cup Peanut Butter I used crunchy peanut butter
    • 1 Egg
    • ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
    • ¾ teaspoon Baking Soda
    • ½ teaspoon Salt

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 190 degree C or 375 degree F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
    • Take soft butter in a bowl and cream it well. Add in both the sugar and cream till fluffy.
    • Add in egg and peanut butter and cream again.
    • Now add in the flour mix and mix really well.
    • Put the bowl in fridge for 2 to 3 hours or in freezer for an hour.
    • Now take it out and take a small portion of dough, roll it into smooth ball.
    • Arrange it in the tray and use a fork to make criss cross pattern.
    • Now bake this for 9 to 15 mins depending on the size of cookies you make. I used around 2 tblspn of dough and baked it for around 12 to 13 mins.
    • Now remove it and cool it down for 5 mins. Now remove it to a wire rack and cool completely.
    • Store in a air tight container and enjoy with some milk.

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    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Best Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
    Serving Size
     
    1 servings
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    201
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    11
    g
    17
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    5
    g
    31
    %
    Trans Fat
     
    0.2
    g
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    4
    g
    Cholesterol
     
    27
    mg
    9
    %
    Sodium
     
    191
    mg
    8
    %
    Potassium
     
    75
    mg
    2
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    24
    g
    8
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    15
    g
    17
    %
    Protein
     
    3
    g
    6
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    205
    IU
    4
    %
    Calcium
     
    23
    mg
    2
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe step by step pictures

     
    Line a baking tray with parchment and set aside
    Take all your ingredients
    take flour in a bowl
    Add in salt
    add in baking soda and baking powder
    mix well and set aside
    Take butter in a bowl
    cream it well
    add in brown sugar..i used jaggery / palm sugar in this
    add in sugar
    cream well
    now take your peanut butter..i used chunky ones
    measure ½ cup of it
    add in 1 egg
    cream well
    Add in flour mix in
    mix well
    give a good mix using spatula..now refrigerate this 
    mix for 2 to 3 hours
    Now it is chilled
    take a small portion of dough
    roll it
    place it in a baking pan
    use a fork to mark criss cross impressions
     
    now time to bake
    bake till golden
    cool it on some wire rack
    done
    Enjoy
     
     
     
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    1. Khilafah Rashidah

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      Can i use dermara sugar instead of brown sugar

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    2. Aarthi

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      @Khilafah Rashidahyes u can use, powder it finely and use

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    3. rjganesh

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      Great recipe, thanks

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    4. Sonasree

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      Can we use salted butter and omit salt from the recipe ?Is chilling of prepared dough is necessary for the above recipe ?

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    5. Anitha siva

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      Can I bake this cookies in cooker

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      • Aarthi

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        yes u can

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    6. Raman

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      What else can we use in place if butter? Olive oil?

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      • Aarthi

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        oil may affect the texture a little. but you can use

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    7. Nirmala

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      Hi Aarthi,
      I tried peanut butter cookies. Really a delicious cookie. It came out good. My husband and son liked it very much. Thank you!!

      Reply

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