Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Easy peanut butter cookie recipe! This simple recipe makes chewy peanut butter cookies in no time!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 8

Total Time 23

Servings cookies

Calories 146kcal

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk the brown sugar, peanut butter, egg, melted butter, honey, vanilla extract, and chopped peanuts together until well-combined.
¾ cup brown sugar¹, ½ cup creamy peanut butter², 1 large egg, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon honey, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, ⅓ cup chopped peanuts³
Add the flour, baking soda, and salt.
¾ cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon kosher salt⁴
Stir in just until combined.
Scoop 1.5 tablespoon scoops of dough and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet.
Gently flatten the dough for thinner cookies or leave mounded for thicker cookies.
Bake for 8-11 minutes, or until the centers are soft and the edges are set.
Let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Brown sugar: I use light brown sugar, but dark brown sugar will work equally well in this recipe.
Peanut Butter: I use regular creamy peanut butter, not natural peanut butter in these cookies.
Peanuts: I use lightly salted peanuts in this recipe. Feel free to use unsalted if you prefer.
Salt: If you don't have kosher salt, use 1/4 teaspoon salt instead.
Baking: The cookies should look soft in the centers with set edges. Slightly underbaking the cookies helps to keep them soft and chewy. Overbaking the cookies will give you a crunchier cookie.
Nutrition values are estimates.