Description
These Heavenly Soft Peanut Butter Cookies are unbelievably tender, melt-in-your-mouth delicious, and packed with rich peanut butter flavor. Perfectly soft in the center with lightly golden edges—pure cookie bliss with every bite!
Ingredients
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- For the Cookies
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Extra sugar for rolling (optional)
- Optional Add-ins
- Chocolate chips
- Mini peanut butter cups
- Chopped peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2–3 minutes.
- Beat in the egg, milk, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing just until a soft dough forms.
- Roll dough into 1–1.5 tbsp balls and, if desired, roll each ball in sugar.
- Place on the baking sheet and lightly press the tops with a fork or the bottom of a glass.
- Bake 8–10 minutes—just until edges are set but centers still look soft.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
For ultra-soft cookies, do not overbake—they firm up as they cool. To make them even meltier, replace 2 tbsp of butter with 2 tbsp of peanut butter. Freeze the dough balls for easy make-ahead cookies anytime!
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 125mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 18mg
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