This is one DELICIOUS peanut butter cookie recipe and it makes 6 dozen cookies, plenty of cookies to fill them and stack them up too.
I’m sure you’ve had your fair share of peanut butter cookies from Nutter Butters to the Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies from the Girl Scouts and all the homemade and store bought peanut butter cookies in between. For anyone allergic to peanut butter, I am so sorry!
These peanut butter cookies are different.
Peanut butter cookies are often firm and on the crunchy dryer side,
but these are chewy which I really like (and so did everyone else)
Yes all 6 dozen cookies were gone in no time.
The possibilities are endless of how this one cookie recipe. I Chocolate dipped some and added peanuts. I pressed others with a fork for crispier cookies. I filled some peanut butter cookies with a delicious peanut butter filling for a homemade Nutter Butter, others got a chocolate drizzle, and some even got colored sprinkles, which are perfect for Valentines Day for someone you are NUTS for 🙂
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 cups flour
- Beat butter, peanut butter, and sugars until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla. Mix baking powder with flour, then add flour a cup at a time.
- Roll dough out on lightly floured surface and cut with a cookie cutter dipped in flour so it doesn't stick.
- I made some cookies thicker than others and I really liked the chewiness of the thicker cookies, so next time I will be making them all thick!
- Bake at 350 for 10-13 minutes. Until they are just getting golden on the bottom, to ensure you will not have a dry cookie.
- The cookies with the fork marks are crispier, so if you prefer a crispy cookie. Press a for on the tops of the cookies creating a criss cross design.
1/2 cup peanut butter
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk
Beat peanut butter and butter together then add powdered sugar and milk and mix until creamy.
These were dipped in Chocolate Ganache and then pressed into chopped peanuts.
These received a chocolate ganache drizzle which were so delicious, just like a fudge sauce on a sundae.
these were pressed with a fork,
and these I poured sugar sprinkles on when they were hot out of the oven so they would stick in the grooves.
Take a look at this, make these Cookies all with ONE dough.
I’ve been on a real peanut butter kick, did you see my other peanut butter treats?
Mini Peanut Butter and Jelly Cups
Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies
Annie @ Annie's Cooking Lab says
January 30, 2012 at 12:58 pmPeanut butter is one of my favorite flavors and I’m always up for trying a new PB cookie! These look fantastic!
Lauren @ KeepItSweet says
January 30, 2012 at 1:11 pmThese are adorable! I wish I had them right now.. forget Valentine’s Day:-)
Emilie @ Emilie's Enjoyables says
January 30, 2012 at 1:12 pmYUM! I much prefer chewier pb cookies, can’t wait to try these.
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
January 30, 2012 at 1:20 pmI love PB cookies and anytime someone says “best of” or “Best cookie”, I get excited to try it.
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:44 pmEveryone who had one of the six dozen said it was the “best” so I just had to say it too 🙂
Cassie says
January 30, 2012 at 1:22 pmI love peanut butter cookies. These do look like excellent ones!
Paula says
January 30, 2012 at 1:31 pmLike chocolate chip cookies, you can never have enough recipes. These peanut butter ones look amazing and I love all the different ways you decorated them. (any left for anyone???)
alison @ Ingredients, Inc. says
January 30, 2012 at 1:52 pmfabulous!!! Love!
naomi says
January 30, 2012 at 2:02 pmMy boys love PB, so I will have to make this for them! Love all the variations and possibilities!
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:43 pmThanks Naomi 🙂
Sue/the view from great island says
January 30, 2012 at 2:27 pmEvery time you post a new recipe it goes to the top of my list of things I must make. I really need to try these…I had completely forgotten how wild I was for those peanut butter girl scout cookies!
Marla says
January 30, 2012 at 3:39 pmI love that these are hearts & I love even more that they are PB 🙂
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:40 pmThanks Marla 🙂 I wish I could bake everything into a heart!
Sweetsugarbelle says
January 30, 2012 at 3:46 pmI love it that these are cut outs!!!
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:40 pmThanks Callye 🙂
leslie says
January 30, 2012 at 4:42 pmOhhh I will sooooo be making these. I love chewy cookies
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:40 pmme too the chewier the better 🙂
Carolyn says
January 30, 2012 at 4:56 pmThose look amazing, Diane!!!
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:41 pmThanks Carolyn 🙂
Maria says
January 30, 2012 at 5:13 pmWill have to try these. Love the heart shapes!
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:41 pmThanks Maria, I wish I could make everything heart shaped 🙂
Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says
January 30, 2012 at 5:20 pmLove all the pretty ways you dressed them up, especially the chocolate dipped ones!
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:41 pmThanks sylvie, yea oh the chocolate……was yummy
Natalie @ Cooking for My Kids says
January 30, 2012 at 5:32 pmThese cookies look fantastic. We love peanut butter, and I cannot wait to make these.
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:38 pmThanks Natalie 🙂
Kris says
January 30, 2012 at 6:32 pmI’ll take several of each, please! I love peanut butter cookies, and cannot wait to try the sandwich style!
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:38 pmoh yes the sandwich cookies were so delicious!
Sue says
January 30, 2012 at 7:46 pmCrazy creative and I love the hearts, Diane!
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:37 pmThank so much Sue 🙂
Kathy - Panini Happy says
January 30, 2012 at 8:35 pmWhat fun you had with these, Diane! They came out looking so cute (and I’m sure they tasted just as good).
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:36 pmThanks Kathy, I couldn’t decide how I preferred them so I made many varieties 🙂
Maureen says
January 30, 2012 at 10:33 pmThese are so beautiful. I look at those photos and think, “fit for the Queen, for sure!”
I love peanut butter cookies but they are never “pretty” but yours are divine!
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:35 pmThanks so much Maureen, I usually don’t think they are pretty either. That is why I had to make them into hearts 🙂
Mimi Avocado says
January 30, 2012 at 11:16 pmYour cookies are making me drool….and the photos are gorgeous!
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:34 pmThanks Mimi 🙂
aarthi says
January 31, 2012 at 6:58 amThis is my favorite..YUMMY
Aarthi
http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/
Diane says
January 31, 2012 at 9:32 pmHi Aaethi, I wanted to thank you for all you wonderful comments. They often end up in my spam folder as you leave a link to your site in them, I would suggest if you like for others to know where they can find you add (yummytummy) after your name when filling out the name area, you can also add it to google if you use it to sign in with. I already receive the information where to find your wonderful site and I wouldn’t want your great comments to end up in other bloggers spam folders as well 🙂 Hope this is helpful, Diane
Lisa [With Style and Grace] says
February 1, 2012 at 10:15 amLove all the variations!
Sanjeeta KK says
February 4, 2012 at 6:06 amWow..absolutely stunning cookies..
Julia says
February 6, 2012 at 1:17 pmOh my goodness I want to eat a bazillion of these little peanut butter hearts!
Andrea says
February 12, 2012 at 12:22 pmThese look wonderful! Please tell me, do you think they would work if you added chocolate chips to the peanut butter dough? I love PB cookies with chocolate chunks 😛
Diane says
February 12, 2012 at 5:38 pmoh yes, that would be delicious
Trish says
February 12, 2012 at 4:26 pmI am an absolute peanut butter freak but I hardly ever make just regular old peanut butter cookies. I think I’ll have to give these a try 🙂
[email protected] says
January 4, 2013 at 10:21 amI love the idea of pressing them with a fork. So easy and cute! Great idea, Diane! Pinning them.
Michelle says
April 16, 2013 at 11:34 amMy daughter asked me if we could make cookie cutter cookies today, and your recipe stuck right out to me on a google image search. This dough had such a great consistency, and I loved that we didn’t have to wait forever for them to chill in the fridge. She is on cloud 9, so thank you!
Diane says
April 16, 2013 at 1:59 pmYippee, I love days that go well and of course include cookies. If you are on facebook and want to share a photo of her cookies with me https://www.facebook.com/createdbydiane go right ahead I’d love to see them 🙂
Michelle says
April 25, 2013 at 11:40 pmI wrote up a post on my blog about your recipe…I am so happy with these cookies! My daughter and husband just love them. I posted a photo to your facebook page like you asked, but I don’t see it up there now.
http://dreamingofwhitechocolate.com/2013/04/peanut-butter-cookie-cut-outs.html
Diane says
April 26, 2013 at 7:42 amGreat!
I commented and the page wouldn’t load, so I probably commented twice 🙂
Cristina says
August 2, 2013 at 12:00 pmMmmm…love the sound and look of these Nutter Butter Cookies (that creme filling), Diane. Making these for sure & pinning! 🙂
Laurie says
August 20, 2013 at 9:47 amHi! My daughter wants these for her birthday, can I just cut everything in the recipe in half to make 3 dozen instead of six dozen? I’ll be up all night making them otherwise! Thanks. They look delicious.
Diane says
August 20, 2013 at 11:10 amyes you can!
Happy Baking 🙂
KM says
September 1, 2013 at 12:00 pmI made these today, and while they taste great, they were almost impossible to roll and cut, regardless of how much flour I used, even after chilling (which I resorted to after the first few tries). The dough is too soft and sticky. After the first dozen I just used the traditional method of rolling and smooshing with a fork.
Disappointed that we couldn’t do them as cutouts, as my 3yo was really looking forward to helping with that.
Mattie says
February 11, 2014 at 3:12 amI had the exact same problem!
Jo Spence says
July 16, 2016 at 12:06 pmI had the exact same experience. I tried chilling the dough also (not specified in recipe)… and it still did not firm up. I ended up doing the old fashioned method also.
Laurie says
September 10, 2013 at 1:19 pmThese were made by special request for my daughter’s birthday and she LOVED them. Thanks for the amazing recipe. So delicious. I blogged them here.
Monique says
April 21, 2014 at 10:20 amThank you..just found.. 2 yrs later:) made for Easter…really good!
Diane says
April 22, 2014 at 8:52 amGlad you liked it, don’t worry peanut butter cookies are timeless so is a good recipe 🙂
Kiva Jo says
January 15, 2015 at 11:41 pmyour cookies look absolutely beautiful! I had a question…I normally use natural peanut butter, the one with the oil on top. Do you think this will mess up the recipe?
Diane says
January 16, 2015 at 9:02 amI haven’t used that type of peanut butter in these cookies, but as long as it’s not too oily (mix it well) I think it will be ok. If the dough is loose, add more flour before rolling it out. You can adjust the consistency very easily be adding more flour (1/4 cup-1/2-cup, up to 1 cup if needed) and I think the result will be fine.
Kiva Jo says
January 16, 2015 at 9:37 amThanks so much for replying so quickly. I will definitely do that (mix it well), and try an make these cookies. They would make a beautiful presentation for a Valentines gift for my PB cookie loving friends. Thanks again!!
Sasha says
March 12, 2015 at 5:53 pmThis recipe made really yummy cookies that kept their shape. However the dough was both crumbly and sticky at the same time. It wasn’t the easiest to cut out and stamp. But well worth the effort.
Diane says
March 12, 2015 at 10:26 pmBe sure your butter is slightly cool, but at room temperature for about 30 minutes before you begin mixing it. Don’t add all the flour at once if you feel it was crumbly do to too much flour. Everyone tends to measure flour differently, so add the last 1/ 4cup flout as needed and that should help. Don’t over work the dough, it should be smooth. Once it comes together in the mixer, it’s ready to roll out. Hope that is helpful.
cookiesfromhome says
June 18, 2015 at 12:06 amYummy.I wish i could make them as soon as possible.
Rachel Page says
July 3, 2015 at 9:25 pmWow! I think I’m going to forget the bikini this year as well and indulge in these fantastic cookies 🙂
Diana says
January 17, 2016 at 6:29 pmMade these cut out PB cookies today, and they passed my husbands taste test – PB are his favorite cookies. Plus the filling recipe – to make them similar to nutter butters – is superb! Thank you for the recipe and the alternative decorating methods.
Wendy says
September 29, 2017 at 3:22 pmCan you reroll the left over parts after using a cookie cutter?
Diane says
September 29, 2017 at 4:53 pmYes, reroll all dough until all the cookies you possibly can make are cut out. This is the case with all my cut-out cookie recipes, or you’d end up with only a dozen cookies per batch 😉