Life is short; eat the best peanut butter cookies for breakfast!
Everyone has that one food, which brings back all their childhood memories. We enjoyed eating it as a kid and still like to eat it. Well, for me, it’s soft, chewy peanut butter cookies.
My mom often made these cookies, and I would eat them with the same excitement each time. I still remember when my mom used to bake soft, crunchy peanut butter cookies, its tempting smell would mix with the soft breeze and flow around in our home. It is my best childhood memory.
Now that I have started making the soft-baked peanut butter cookies I realize, they are not only delicious but also super easy to make. I always follow my peanut butter cookie recipe, and my cookies turn out perfect every time.
Peanut butter cookies have many versions, but mine is the best and easy. Keep reading to check out this peanut butter chocolate chip recipe.
Soft Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
If there happens to be a Hall of Fame for cookies, peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies deserve to hold the place of honor. Of course, along with chocolate chips and oatmeal raisins.
It is my go-to cookie recipe, and I hope it also becomes your favorite recipe because it is so simple. You only need a couple of ingredients to bring out the best peanut butter flavor.
Whether you are having a family get-together, dinner, or simply craving something delicious, you cannot go wrong with this peanut cookie recipe.
Scroll down to know the ingredients list, instructions, and key tips.
Steps to Make the Best Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
I have divided the best peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe into different steps so you can quickly prepare it.
Step One
To prepare the best healthy peanut butter cookies, you first need to add peanut butter and sugar to a bowl. Mix them together.
Then add an egg and ground cinnamon to the peanut butter mixture. Thoroughly mix everything, so they combine well. At last, add one large mashed banana and chocolate chips to the mixture.
Step Two
Once you have made the peanut butter sugar cookie dough, keep it aside. Then take a baking tray and put parchment paper on it, so your cookies don’t get burned in the oven.
Scoop out cookie balls on the baking tray and put them inside in an already-heated oven for fifteen minutes. Serve and enjoy.
Key Tips
- You can bake the peanut butter cookies till its side starts to change color. Avoid overbaking the cookies, as it will ruin the taste. After you have taken out the cookies, they will continue to bake due to the internal heat.
- You can add flour to your recipe to get the crunchy texture. But avoid putting it in large quantities, as it can ruin the taste of cookies.
- Let the hot cookies rest on the baking tray for a while. That’s because freshly baked peanut butter cookies are very soft, but they turn firm in a few minutes.
- If you wish to make cross-hatch patterns on the cookie, first, dip the fork in sugar. This way, the fork will not stick to the cookies.
- You can make chewy peanut butter cookies by baking cookies for a long time at a low temperature.
How to store and freeze peanut cookies?
After baking the cookies, keep them in an airtight container and store them in the fridge for 5 days. Try to finish the cookies in a few days to enjoy the best taste. If you wish to refrigerate the peanut butter dough, wrap it in plastic and refrigerate it for up to 3 days.
And if you want to freeze the cookie dough, scoop out small balls and put them on plastic wrap. Press with a fork to create cross-hatch marks.
Freeze the simple peanut butter cookie balls until solid. Put the solid cookie balls into a container to freeze them for up to 3 months.
What’s the best peanut butter to use?
If you want to prepare soft and chewy peanut butter cookies, use salted peanut butter. You don’t necessarily need sweetened peanut butter but if you are using it anyway, add sugar in a less quantity.
Also, if your peanut butter has an oil-heavy top, mix the peanut butter really well, so your cookie doesn’t become very runny. You don’t need to purchase peanut butter from any certain brand to make cookies.
How to use refrigerated cookie dough?
You can refrigerate the dough of soft and chewy peanut butter cookies for up to three days. Before you make cookies from the refrigerated dough, let it rest for a while. It will allow the peanut butter fats to soften up so you can easily work with it.
Should you chill the dough before making cookies?
You don’t have to chill the dough. And even if you wish to chill the cookie dough, the baked cookie will taste the same.
Can I make peanut butter cookie bars with the same dough?
Yes, you can make peanut butter bar cookies with the same dough.
Equipment
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Peanut Butter Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 banana, mashed
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a bowl, place peanut butter and brown sugar.
- Stir in the egg, ground cinnamon, and fold the chocolate chips and mashed banana.
- Scoop out the cookies on a baking tray lined with a piece of parchment paper.
- Bake in an already heated oven at 35 0 F or 180 C degrees for about 15 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy
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