Perfectly Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Perfectly Soft Peanut Butter Cookies are such a classic recipe! This recipe makes the most perfect and soft peanut butter cookies. This will be the only recipe you ever need! Peanut butter is an obsession at my house. You should also try these No Bake Buckeye Balls, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars, or Homemade Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups!

Peanut Butter Cookies

My grandma would have a jar of homemade peanut butter cookies for us every time we would visit her house. She would also have homemade bread when we would visit. She was quite the baker and cook and that is probably where my obsession for peanut butter and carbs started. I like my peanut butter cookies to have a slightly crisp outside and a soft inside. This recipe is absolutely perfect. You can not pass up on a classic peanut butter cookie and they are always a favorite!

What are the ingredients for peanut butter cookies?

creamy peanut butter sugar brown sugar butter eggs baking soda baking powder vanilla flour

How do I make Peanut Butter Cookies?

Start by Preheating the oven to 350 degrees. In a mixer, (Hand or Standing) Cream together the Peanut Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar, and Butter. Then, add in the eggs and beat until combined. Next, Add Baking Soda, Baking Powder, and Vanilla Extract. Mix again, then add the Flour and mix until will incorporated. Roll the cookies into 2 inch balls and roll in Sugar. Flatten the centers with a Fork, making a Criss-Cross Pattern. Last! Bake on an Grease Free cookie sheet for 6-7 minutes or until slightly brown on the edges.

How do I keep my Cookies Soft?

This Recipe is so simple you probably already have the ingredients in your kitchen. But what makes these Peanut Butter Cookies different from most others? Well, Spoiler Alert! The Secret is rolling the dough in the sugar. It leaves them almost Caramelized on the outside, while keeping the middles so soft and moist, that you wont want to go back.

Why are my Cookies Dry and Crumbly?

Dry flour or too much flour, can be the cause of a dry cookie. Well, what causes dry flour? Using Butter substitutes such as Margarine, that contain water can cause more crumble. This is because they do not have enough fat to coat the flour. This and over baking of course can be the cause of a dryer, more crumbly cookie.

What makes cookies soft and chewy?

High moisture content does. Recipe, baking time, and temperature should be adjusted to retain moisture. Binding the water in butter, eggs, and brown sugar (it contains molasses, which is 10 percent water) with flour slows its evaporation.

Tips for making your cookies chewy again

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All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.