I have a problem with peanut butter. I need it. I need it to live. Seriously. I might move to India but for the lack of peanut butter. I nearly died there for 3 weeks without it. And, no need to tell me about substitutions or fancy cashew butter. That won’t cut it.
Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter (do not use old-fashioned style or freshly ground)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter, peanut butter and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Beat in both sugars. Scrape down sides of bowl. Stir half of dry ingredients into mixture. Add eggs 1 at a time, stirring well after each addition. Mix in remaining dry ingredients.
For each cookie, roll 1 heaping tablespoonful of dough into 1 3/4-inch-diameter ball. Arrange dough balls 2 1/2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Using back of fork, flatten dough balls and form crosshatch design on tops. Bake cookies until dry on top and golden brown on bottom, about 14 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets 5 minutes. Using metal spatula, transfer cookies to racks and cool completely.
Source: Bon Appetit
21 Comments
These look so delicious. I don’t think I’ve ever made a peanut butter cookie…I’ll have to give these a try because I share your opinions on peanut butter 100%
Great recipe, but I’m totally a Peter Pan girl.
Michelle
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Funny….I’ve head it said that the food your craved when pregnant was the baby’s fave foods. Perhaps its the same when you breast feed? Either way your cookies look good.
~ingrid
Baby W seems to enjoy these (via me). I know I certainly enjoyed them!
I totally hear ya with your peanut butter addiction. Whether a blessing or a curse, it’s a beautiful thing. And these cookies look delicious.
Sometimes the best cookies are the simplest – love, love, love peanut butter cookies. I’ve made a whole-wheat version with raw sugar from Maida Heatter that was soo good.
Happy new baby in the family!
oh, this cookies are so good. I bake some peanut butter cookies from a recipe I have from Williams-Sonoma cookies book which is amazingly good as yours.
Only better than peanut butter cookies? Chocolate dipped peanut butter cookies!!!!!!!!!! lol…
I … MUST … BAKE … THESE!
thank you! would love to try the recipe =)
THERE IS PEANUT BUTTER IN INDIA! Skippy, in fact. how do you think I survived there for a month? I can tell you exactly where to buy it, next time you’re in Dehradun
Thanks so much for this recipe! I made it for a get-together on the weekend and boy was it well received! Recommending it to all my nearest and dearest now.
Looks good! I’m trying them for tomorrow! I absolutely love these kinds of cookies!
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I found your recipe quite randomly and decided to bake these cookies this past friday for a picnic. They came out wonderful!! Perfect recipe! Thank you!
i found this recipe a while ago, and wanted to try it out for the longest time. today, i finally did it and turned out deliciously! many thanks!!
THESE COOKIES ARE FANTASTIC AND EVEN CAME OUT WELL IN DENVER AT HIGH ALTITUDE!!!!
Soooooo good!!! Loved these!!!
the cookies turned out wonderfully. thank you for sharing your recipe! i will certainly make more peanut butter cookies and add MORE peanut butter
I just made the Old Fashion Peanut Butter Cookies, they are the bomb. Making Pizza Crust tonight. Been using a whole wheat recipe, can’t wait to see how this one turns out.
Cathy,
Thanks so much for your sweet comment. Enjoy the pizza!
xo
Robin
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Delish!!!!!