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Peanut Butter Cookies

Hands down, the best peanut butter cookies you will ever make!! Adam and I both pinkie promise!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chilling Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 40 Cookies
Author: Gaby Dalkin

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter not natural
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter room temp
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar packed
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ cup peanut butter chips
  • 1½ cup honey roasted peanuts lightly crushed and divided
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • Maldon salt to garnish

Instructions

  • Whisk the flour and baking soda together in a small bowl.
  • Beat the peanut butter, butter, the sugars and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer, on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 6 minutes. Lower the speed and add the eggs one at a time followed by the vanilla.
  • Slowly add the flour to the peanut butter mixture mixing until just combined. With the machine on low add in the peanut butter chips and ¾ cup of the peanuts.
  • Refrigerate dough for 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 375. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Scoop the dough with a heaping tablespoon and roll into a ball, about 1.25 ounces. Place on the baking sheet about 3 inches apart. Dip a fork in sugar and make a crisscross pattern on the cookie while flattening it.
  • Sprinkle with crushed peanuts, give it a tap with your hand and a sprinkle of Maldon salt. Bake cookies in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

Notes

 

Pay attention to the type of peanut butter you're buying - you cannot use natural for this recipe! I mean, you can, but the result wont be the same!
If you want to add some chocolate to the mix, because who wouldn't, you can replace ½ of the peanut butter chips with chocolate chips and do a combo!

Nutrition

Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 118IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg