Grammy's Kitchen · Peanut Butter Cookies · (The Actual Best) Peanut Butter Cookie
One of 40 peanut butter cookies recipes we measured
from sugarspunrun.com
It ranks #5 of 40 for chew among the peanut butter cookies recipes we compared. 136 cooks on sugarspunrun.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 40.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 79% | 161% |
| total sugar | 107% | 115% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 74% | 52% |
| egg | 28% | 28% |
| leavener | 2% | 2% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| cornstarch | 4% | 0% |
| mix-ins | 41% | 0% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 142 g | 10 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature |
| 73 g | 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter1 |
| 142 g | 2/3 cup light brown sugar, tightly packed |
| 50 g | 1/4 cup granulated sugar |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 180 g | 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
| 8 g | 1 Tablespoon cornstarch |
| 3 g | 3/4 teaspoon baking soda |
| 4 g | 3/4 teaspoon salt |
| Additional granulated sugar for rolling |
Method: 11 steps, published by sugarspunrun.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I just baked up these cookies, and they are the best peanut butter cookies I've ever had! Everyone loved them! Not boring "same ol' same ol', they were very flavorful with a delicate texture. People who have a hard time chewing hard things will be just fine ea” — a cook, 5★
“These are the best peanut butter cookies I've ever had!! Other recipes I've made tend to be dry. These are so moist and it's because of the amount of butter. My husband is not a fan of peanut butter cookies at all. I offered him one after I made these and he r” — a cook, 5★