Easy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
This is the best recipe for easy peanut butter cookies that I have ever found. They’re so fast and full of flavor! Some easy peanut butter cookies taste funny but I can assure you that these do not! I have had this cookie recipe for so long that my handwriting is starting to rub off the recipe card. I think I got it from my grandmother and I love it so very much! I use it a lot because it’s one of my favorite yummy cookie recipes.
Once you make this peanut butter cookie recipe, I think it just might become one of your favorites, too!
My house loves cookies more than most other delicious desserts, but these PB Cookies are the most requested. Thank goodness, because they are the easiest to make. LOL!
That is it! It says it makes approx 5 dozen, but I have never gotten 5 dozen out of it. 🙂 Maybe my cookies are too big 🙂
Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
This is a great recipe to make delicious cookies. Once you make the fork marks creating the crisscross pattern, it’s time to pop them in the oven and let them bake. This recipe is so simple, that you’ll be eating homemade cookies in no time at all.
My boys love when I make these cookies because they’re really fast and simple. The peanut butter flavor is so strong and delicious!
What type of peanut butter works best?
It’s up to you to decide if you want creamy peanut butter or crunchy peanut butter. You can try making two different batches and see what you like best!
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Whip up a batch of these Bourbon Cookie Balls!
Make a batch of these Ranger Cookies. They’re so good!
These Soft Andes Mint Cookies Recipe need to be made and shared with family and friends!
How do you keep the fork from sticking into the dough?
When you’re making the criss-cross pattern, using chilled dough can help! When it’s colder the fork may not stick to the dough. You can also add some flour to the fork so that when you are pushing down on the dough while it’s on the baking sheet, it doesn’t stick.
More Peanut Butter Recipes:
- Delicious Peanut Butter Smores Cookies
- Pumpkin Peanut Butter Brownies That Taste Amazing
- Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream Recipe
Upgraded Cookie Recipes:
- Crispy Blackberry Turnover Cookies
- Reese’s Pieces Cookies Recipe
- Heath Cake Mix Cookies
- Cappuccino Cookie Recipe
- Cranberry Orange Cookie Recipe
Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ Cup(s) shortening
- ½ Cup(s) brown sugar packed
- ½ Cup(s) white sugar
- ½ Cup(s) peanut butter
- 1 Lg egg
- 1 tablespoon of water
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 1 Cup(s) flour
- ½ teaspoon of baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Beat first 7 ingredients for 2 minutes
- Add remaining 3 ingredients and mix until well blended.
- Drop into 1/2 in balls onto a greased cookie sheet
- Press criss-cross on top of each cookie with a fork that has been dipped in sugar (if you stick the fork under running water first the sugar will stay better long enough to get to the fork)
- Bake at 325 for approximately 10 minutes or until the cookies are a beautiful golden brown
Nutrition
Are you going to dip your cookies in milk or eat them after they’ve cooled from the oven?
Best peanut butter cookie recipe ? ever!! Easiest recipe the kids can even do it!! I do add extra peanut butter though! After they ARE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES ?!
Can you really ever have enough peanut butter?
These look so yummy and easy!
I am a fan of the three ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie however I am always up for trying a new recipe that could be come a fast favorite. And your recipe sounds tasty! Thanks for sharing at the Creative Inspiration Link Party. Join us again next week ~ Mon 8p EST – Thurs 8p EST.
These look wonderful! I’ll be featuring this post tomorrow at the Thoughtful Spot. Thanks for linking up your delicious cookies!
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I love peanut butter cookies. I am definitely going to try this!!
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Peanut butter cookies are my favorite. Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe. Thank you for linking up at #HomeMattersParty this week. Looking forward to seeing what you link up next week.
My children love Peanut Butter cookies! They will love to help me make these cookies too. Thanks for sharing!
Ugh- shortening? What would you replace that with that is healthier? Just curious as shortening is only used for suet cakes for the birds in our house, lol. I’m sure butter would be great. Thanks so much for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop!
Peanut Butter Cookies are my favorite! I will have to test this recipe. I Pinned it so I could find it again when I get ready to make them. Thanks. Kingdom Life & Blessings
These are really the best and I am not being biased 😉
wow, they taste really good, thanks for the recipe. So even in the Netherlands we are enjoying your cookies 🙂
LOL! Of course! We have had a couple exchange students from the Netherlands and yes, they did indeed love cookies 😉
Yum! We love peanut butter cookies in our house! We often put a hersheys kiss on the top of each one.
Your cookies look delicious and would be special in my cookie jar. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen
I’m not a fan of peanut butter, but everyone in my family loves it! Will have to give these a go! Thanks for linking up to Pin It Tuesday!
Peanut Butter cookies are my fav! This recipe sounds so simple and I have everything on hand to make it, even better!
The best and easiest peanut butter cookie ever known to man is 1c peanut butter, 1 egg and 1 c sugar That’s IT!!!! Best cookies you’ll ever taste I promise
how do they cook without flour?