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The Best Peanut Butter Cookies

Author Christi Johnstone
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
The Best Peanut Butter Cookies I have ever had! These easy to make peanut butter dropped cookies are packed with peanut butter flavor and chocolate and candy mix ins!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings 36 Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt I recommend Maldon sea salt flakes
  • 1-2 cups Reese's Pieces
  • 1/2-1 cup chocolate chips if desired
  • 1/2-1 cup peanut butter chips if desired
  • 1/2 cup peanuts if desired

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • With a mixer, beat together peanut butter, softened butter and sugars until creamy and well combined. Add in eggs and vanilla and beat until creamy.
  • Add flour, baking soda and salt to mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in Reese's Pieces and any other mix ins.
  • Scoop cookies onto a cookie sheet that has been lined with a silicone mat. Each scoop should hold approximately 2 tablespoons of dough.
  • Bake for approximately 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on a wire cooling rack, but remain on baking sheet, for at least five minutes. Remove from baking sheet, serve and enjoy!
  • YIELD: Approximately three dozen cookies

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Nutrition

Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 202mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.8mg
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