🥣 Ingredients (classic version)
- 1 cup peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
- ¾ cup sugar (or brown sugar for softer cookies)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
🔥 How to Make Them
1. Mix dough
In a bowl, mix peanut butter + sugar until smooth.
Add egg, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Stir until thick dough forms.
2. Shape cookies
Roll into small balls and place on a baking tray.
3. Signature fork pattern
Press each cookie with a fork in a crisscross pattern (classic look + helps flatten).
4. Bake
- 175°C (350°F)
- 8–10 minutes
- Edges should be set but centers still soft
5. Cool
Let sit 10 minutes—they firm up as they cool.
😋 What they taste like
- Deep roasted peanut flavor
- Slight crisp outside, soft inside
- Sweet + salty balance
- Melt-in-your-mouth texture when fresh
🔁 Easy upgrades
- 🍫 Add chocolate chips or drizzle melted chocolate
- 🥜 Add chopped peanuts for crunch
- 🧂 Sprinkle flaky salt on top
- 🍯 Use honey instead of some sugar for softer cookies
- 🥛 Sandwich two cookies with jam or Nutella
⚡ Pro tip
Don’t overbake—peanut butter cookies look soft when done, but they set as they cool. That’s the secret to chewy texture.
If you want, I can also make:
- 🔥 3-ingredient peanut butter cookies (ultra fast version)
- 🍫 peanut butter chocolate swirl cookies
- 🥛 or a keto peanut butter cookie version (low carb)
