Grammy's Kitchen ยท Peanut Butter Cookies ยท Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

One of 40 peanut butter cookies recipes we measured

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

from bakerbettie.com

It ranks #1 of 40 for center texture among the peanut butter cookies recipes we compared. 22 cooks on bakerbettie.com rate it 4.4โ˜….

hands-on15m
waiting13 min
makes20
each$0.11
kcal108
levelbeginner

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base โ€” next to the median of all 40.

this recipe typical
fat0%162%
total sugar0%117%
egg0%29%
leavener0%2%
salt0%1%

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 40 for center texture
  • #1 of 40 for sweetness perceived
  • #4 of 40 for edge texture

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

261 g1 cup (9.2 oz, 266 gr) creamy peanut butter (or other nut butter of choice)
227 g1 cup (8 oz, 227 gr) dark brown sugar, lightly packed (light brown sugar can be substituted)
5 g1 tsp baking soda
23 g3 TBSP (0.8 oz, 22 gr) cornstarch
50 g1 large egg
granulated sugar for rolling, optional

Method: 5 steps, published by bakerbettie.com โ€” open the original โ†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

โ€œi made these.. Love the flavor and texture.. I used two small eggs. I took them out at 8 min and waited 5 and they were so soft they were crumbling.. So I put them back in the oven for another 3 minutes. I did not realize how much they would spread. I didn't uโ€ โ€” a cook, 5.0โ˜…
โ€œmmmm yes! the perfect pb cookie!โ€ โ€” a cook, 5.0โ˜…
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