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    Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

    Written by Kathrin (Leave a Comment)

    Easy recipe for delicious chewy chocolate peanut butter cookies. They stay nice and soft even after baking – a real treat!

    peanut butter cookie recipe

    Peanut butter cookies are the embodiment of a tasty treat, especially when you sprinkle them with chocolate drops and roasted peanuts. You'll love this recipe (as well as my chocolate chip cookies, of course!) if you like nice, soft, chewy cookie dough – like I do.

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    • Ingredients
    • How to make the Peanut Butter Cookies
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    Taste and Occasion

    I made the peanut butter chocolate chip cookies because my homemade peanut butter isn't just for eating plain, but - after all, this blog is called "Baking for Happiness" - it's also a baking ingredient. And if you like baking with peanut butter, check out my other recipes, like the banana muffins or the ingenious peanut butter fudge. The peanut butter cookies recipe I'm sharing with you today is simple. Perfect if you want to bake with kids. They can be 30 or older 😉 . It's quick and sure to succeed. Of course, you can use store-bought peanut butter instead of homemade. So go ahead and get it in the oven!

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    Ingredients

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    Once you try this recipe, you will never want or need to buy peanut butter cookies from Subway or Starbucks again. Not only are they expensive, but they're not nearly as tasty as the homemade alternative. At least, that's my opinion.

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    How to make the Peanut Butter Cookies

    First of all, prepare the dough. For this, cream the soft peanut butter and the margarine with the sugar, and add salt. Stir in the eggs one by one until well blended. Add all the other dry ingredients to the bowl and mix well. Put the dough in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 360°F/180°C. Cover a baking sheet with baking paper.

    Now, form balls of the dough with your hands, place them on the baking sheet with enough space between them (the cookies will melt quite a bit), and flatten them slightly. Sprinkle the peanuts and chocolate drops on the unbaked cookies and press them into the dough a bit. Then, bake cookies for about 13 to 15 minutes. They will run apart quite a bit and be soft when you take them out, so it's better to leave them on the baking sheet first, or they will crumble when you touch them. The cookies will harden a bit later, but they should remain nice, soft, and chewy. Enjoy!

    chewy cookies with peanut butter

    Top Tip

    Recipe Recommendation

    Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Super soft cookies with no butter, egg or milk. No one will know these chocolate chip cookies are vegan!

    One more note about the consistency of the peanut chocolate cookies or the baking time: the cookies are relatively soft, especially on the inside, and are meant to be that way. If you want crunchy peanut butter cookies, you should look for another recipe. Leave the cookies in the oven a little too short rather than too long. They will harden a bit more later.

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    Peanut Butter Cookies

    These peanut butter cookies with peanut butter, peanuts, and chocolate have what it takes to become your favorite cookies! Nice and soft and crunchy simultaneously, exceedingly sinful and easy to eat.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Baking Time20 mins
    Servings: 30 cookies
    Calories: 140kcal

    Ingredients

    For the dough

    • 125 grams (½ cup) peanut butter
    • 125 grams (⅔ cup) margarine
    • 200 grams (1 cup) brown sugar
    • 2 eggs, medium, should be at room temperature
    • ¼ teaspoon (⅓ teaspoon) salt
    • 250 grams (2 cups) all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon (⅓ teaspoon) baking soda

    For the topping

    • 50 grams (⅓ cup) peanuts, roasted and preferably unsalted
    • 80 grams (5 ½ tablespoons) chocolate drops, or chopped chocolate

    Instructions

    • For the kneading dough, cream the soft peanut butter and the margarine with the sugar, and add salt. Stir in the eggs one by one until well blended.
    • Add all the other dry ingredients to the bowl and mix well. Put the dough in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 360°F/180°C. Cover a baking sheet with baking paper.
    • Form balls of the dough with your hands, place them on the baking sheet with enough space between them (the cookies will melt quite a bit), and flatten them slightly. Sprinkle the peanuts and chocolate drops on the unbaked cookies and press them into the dough a bit.
    • Bake cookies for about 13 to 15 minutes. They will run apart quite a bit and be soft when you take them out, so it's better to leave them on the baking sheet first, or they will crumble when you touch them. The cookies will harden a bit later, but they should remain nice, soft, and chewy.

    Ingredient substitutions

    Do you want to replace some ingredients? Here you find tips for baking ingredient substitutions!

    Variations

    To make the peanut butter cookies vegan, you don't need to make any significant changes in this recipe since the fat is already vegan peanut cream and (vegan) margarine. You only have to replace the eggs, but it should work well with an egg substitute or even mashed ripe bananas.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Peanut Butter Cookies
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 140 Calories from Fat 72
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 8g12%
    Saturated Fat 2g13%
    Trans Fat 0.003g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
    Monounsaturated Fat 3g
    Cholesterol 11mg4%
    Sodium 93mg4%
    Potassium 88mg3%
    Carbohydrates 16g5%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 8g9%
    Protein 3g6%
    Vitamin A 166IU3%
    Vitamin C 0.01mg0%
    Calcium 21mg2%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Easy recipe for delicious chewy chocolate peanut butter cookies. They stay nice and soft even after baking – a real treat!Easy recipe for delicious chewy chocolate peanut butter cookies. They stay nice and soft even after baking – a real treat!Easy recipe for delicious chewy chocolate peanut butter cookies. They stay nice and soft even after baking – a real treat!

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