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Peanut butter lovers rejoice! I’ve got one insanely peanut butter-y cookie recipe that will take down even the most intense peanut butter craving. Loaded with creamy peanut butter, mini peanut butter cups, peanut butter chips, and honey roasted peanuts… this cookie is not for the faint of heart.
This recipe bakes up extremely THICK, puffy, and soft peanut butter cookies. I can assure you, this is one cookie recipe that will NOT disappoint. It’s the same basic recipe I used for my Peanut Butter Sweethearts and Peanut Butter M&M Cookies awhile back. Any reader who has ever written in about this peanut butter cookie recipe has told me they are hooked. And… so am I.
These cookies are nothing like the traditional hard, crunchy peanut butter cookies you are used to. The exact opposite, in fact. They are so soft that they will literally melt in your mouth. A peanut butter cookie recipe GOLDMINE.
The cookies can be made in only ONE bowl. Yep, only 1 mixing bowl is needed for the dough. Hello easy clean up! I love that.
AND they are not overly sweet. The entire cookie recipe only has 3/4 cup sugar. There’s enough sweetness with all those add-ins, ya heard me? 
So I made these peanut butter overloaded cookies for a very specific reason yesterday. I had a massive peanut butter craving. Like the kind of peanut butter craving that a spoon to the jar couldn’t even fix…! I needed crazy, multi-layered, complex bites of peanut butter. Peanut butter in all forms. Peanut butter from every angle. Peanut butter NOW.
My soft peanut butter cookie recipe instantly came to mind. I grabbed all of the peanut butter-y add-ins I had in my pantry and went to town.
The honey roasted peanuts provide an amazing crunchy contrast to the soft cookie. The super tiny peanut butter cups offer a little chocolate surprise in each bite. And the soft, melty peanut butter chips only enhance all the creamy peanut butter in the dough.
This is one extreme peanut butter cookie.
Needless to say, my peanut butter craving was satisfied after a couple of these peanut butter cookie bombs.
I would say I’m all peanut butter-ed out for awhile, but I would never lie to you.
Soft Baked Peanut Butter Lovers’ Cookies
makes about 3 dozen cookies
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, softened to room temperature*
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 and 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup honey roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup mini peanut butter cups (OR fun size or regular size peanut butter cups, chopped)
- 1/2 cup peanut butter baking chips
Directions
In a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together on medium speed. Mix in the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla (in that order). Slowly mix in the baking soda and flour. Do not overmix. Fold in the peanuts, peanut butter cups, and peanut butter chips. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
Remover dough from the refrigerator. Allow the dough to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes so you can easily roll it. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drop chilled dough by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet or silpat. Gently press down to slightly flatten. Bake for 8-9 minutes. Cookies will be soft and may appear undone. They will firm up as they cool.
Allow to cool completely on a wire rack. Enjoy!
*You may use unsalted butter in this recipe. If so, add 1/4 tsp salt with the flour.
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For all my fellow Peanut Butter Lovers, check these recipes out!
Nutella Swirl Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Chocolate Frosted Reese’s Puffs Treats
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Peanut Butter Brownies
Mini Rainbow M&M Cookies with Peanut Butter Buttercream
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I LOVE YOU! These look amazing!!! So perfectly shaped too. I LOVE chocolate and peanut butter together. The. Best. Combo. Ever!!!!
Laura @ GotChocolate recently posted..How To Stop Your Chocolate From Breeding Like Rabbits
Thanks Laura! I LOVE PB/Chocolate together… soooo glad you agree
Sally they look and sound amazing – cookies, especially pb cookies HAVE TO be soft! And these look so soft and perfect. Love all the add-in’s too – texture and more PB…love it!
Averie @ Averie Cooks recently posted..Capresso Espresso and Cappuccino Machine Giveaway
Thanks Averie! I knew you would like these cookies since we share the same cookie requirements. I loved the crunch that the honey roasted peanuts gave each bite!
Oh my heck Sally! These look AMAZING! I feel like I need a bite of one right now! Thanks for sharing this incredible recipe
Nikki, thank you for the comment! I know you’d LOVE these PB cookies
Beautiful pictures, Sally! And as usual, awesome recipe! I loooooove your cookies because they’re so gorgeously puffy and chewy. Plus, this one has so much going on in it and I love that! PB from every angle, just like you said! No wonder you and Kevin polished these off so quick; I would too!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel recently posted..Deep Dish Biscoff Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
Hayley! Thank you for complimenting my cookie making! And yes, these are totally PB explosion cookies! We both blogged about cookies with PB chips yesterday! Must be in the air.
I heart puffy, thick and chewy peanut butter cookies!!! These look incredible girl. I want a plate of them right now…love all the extras you put in them too! Peanut butter cup goodness in every bite…mmmm! Sounds perfect:-)
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life recently posted..Peanut Butter Brownie Batter Swirl Ice Cream
Thanks Jocelyn! They definitely are puffy and thick! We almost ate an entire plate of them last night
Seems like these cookies are for me!
These are a peanut butter lovers’ dream! The small size has gotta be dangerous, they look wayyy too easy to just pop in your mouth.
The size is def dangerous… easy to pop more than 2 or 3 in your mouth in seconds!
Do you deliver?? I would like a couple dozen, please!
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction recently posted..Ginger Peach Semifreddo with Salted Caramel Sauce
These cookies are seriously PERFECT! Totally pinning this recipe and trying them!!! It’s tough to find a good recipe for soft pb cookies…
Colleen @ What’s Baking in the Barbershop?! recently posted..Peanut Butter Iced Coffee
Thanks Colleen!
Peanut butter has been tops of my “must have” list lately so I will definitely be making these soon!!! Better yet (and where the heck did he come from?!?), my husband doesn’t care much for pb so the kids and I will have them all to ourselves
Becky, I often wonder how people do not enjoy PB… oh well, to each his own!
I am in loooove with this recipe!!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted..Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls
These look absolutely divine. Honey-roasted peanuts in cookies = totally inspired!
Kare @ Kitchen Treaty recently posted..Fresh Blueberry Lemonade
Ok. Who eats all of your goodies? Honestly, I don’t gain weight that easy but I would at your house. I love soft cookies! Thanks for linking them up! Sarah
Sarah C recently posted..Blogger Opportunity – $5,000 Giveaway
I keep my healthier recipes around my apartment and I enjoy the more decadent recipes with my friends, family, coworkers, or bring them to parties and the like. Thanks Sarah!
Yeahhhh, I think I would polish off the entire batch By. My. Self. In like 15 minutes. So good, Sally!
Back For Seconds recently posted..Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookie Pies
I am definitely a peanut butter lover and a soft cookie lover so these are amazing to me!
Erin recently posted..Review: Laughing Cow Smooth Sensations Cream Cheese
Holy cow! These look and sound AMAZING! They look like they have the perfect texture. And all the add-ins! Wow. Awesome recipe.
Erin @ Texanerin Baking recently posted..No-bake Peanut Butter Coconut Oat Balls (gluten-free)
Thanks Erin! I really admire the texture of these soft cookies too.
I love the abundance of pictures
There is no such things as peanut butter’d out!
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes recently posted..Chinese Chicken Salad with Sesame Dressing
Sally, these cookies look so amazing. They are right up my alley as I love soft cookies and I feel like I constantly crave peanut butter even though I have been baking with it like crazy. Now I’m craving it even more
Laura Dembowski recently posted..Fresh Peach Cake
if you leave out the chocolate pb cups, you could totally have these cookies Laura. I think we’re both equally obsessed with PB!
Love your consistent Over-The-Top sweets style. Not surprised to see a peanut butter cookie recipe from you with honey peanuts, peanut baking chips AND peanut butter cups. You go girl. If I make these I’ll add chopped up Snickers and Sprinkles and name them Sally’s Peanut Butter Explosion Cookies.
Ha! Sally’s PB Explosion cookies. I love it! I might have to make those one time, Gary! They sound incredible!
Oh wow these look sinfully good! Thanks for sharing the recipe, I’m addicted to nut butter and these look like they’ll kill any peanut butter craving! Can’t wait to try them.
Jennifef recently posted..Choc-a-lot chip cookies
I love your peanut butter recipes. We should probably just go ahead and move in with each other. Our taste buds are soul mates.
Karly recently posted..Ranch Cheddar Chicken
oh my goodness, I need these! I just made peanut butter cookies and now I want to try all varieties of them. These look so good!
megan @ whatmegansmaking recently posted..Thai-Style Chicken with Basil and Pineapple
thanks megan! i love pb cookies
heck yes!!! soft pb cookies are THE BEST. i usually like my cookies soft and chewy but for some reason, a pb cookie that is uber soft is ALWAYS at the top of my list!! these look amazing and i love my silpats! i have 2 but I put 2 more on my registry just to have backups!
hehe
Julie @ Table for Two recently posted..PW Wednesday: Ranch Style Chicken
Okay, you sold me with the fact that you can make these in one bowl! Whoo hoo! And really, you can’t go wrong with anything that has chocolate AND peanut butter in it. These look amazing, Sally!
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl recently posted..White Chocolate Blueberry Crunch Bread
chocolate + PB is a sure-fire NO FAIL combination, you’re right Ashley!
Your blog is great!! I am pinning everything
Thank you Marla!
Yum – these look amazing, I love peanutbutter ! Your whole site is gorgeous !
Thank you Karen! That is so nice to hear.
I’m not much of a peanut butter person but I’m totally head-over-heels with these cookies!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious recently posted..Pork Belly Sliders with Pickled Daikon and Carrots
Well thank you Chung-Ah!
Oh good lord…if I had those mini peanut butter cups I would be in trouble! These cookies look so soft and delicious!
Christina @Sweet Pea’s Kitchen recently posted..Peaches and Cream Scones
I’m not sure how I manage to not dig into the mini pb cups before using them in any recipes
You can never go wrong with peanut butter! These cookies sound fantastic!
whoa, these are intense cookies. love it!!
Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef recently posted..Mango Coconut Granola
These are downright dreamy Sally! How you managed to pack all that peanut butter goodness in there is beyond me! I’m in love. Again.
Reeni recently posted..Baking Partners: A New Baking Group
Thanks for sharing the recipe! I love soft pb cookies, but mine always are crunchy. Now if only we had a TJs out here so I could get those mini pb cups!
Sarah recently posted..Blueberry Corncakes
Hi Sarah! I love soft penaut butter cookies too… you can always chop up regular sized Reese cups for these cookies too
Tomorrow morning we leave for a week long trip to Scotland… but all I can think about right now is these cookies!!! Maybe for the plane?
Deetz recently posted..InstaFriday
These PB cookies would be fabulous to snack on a plane ride! Enjoy your trip!
I’ve been thinking about these cookies ever since you posted them teehee. Today, I was finally able to find the mini peanut butter cups. Can’t wait to try this recipe – thanks
I hope you enjoy those cookies Becky! I love this cookie recipe – certainly a keeper!
It took me over a month to try these cookies but it was well worth the wait!! See comment below
so, i made these today with a few changes + they turned out amazing! just posted a pic to instagram + they’ll be on my blog tomorrow or friday. thank you SO much for sharing the fab recipe!
amy @ fearless homemaker recently posted..cookie dough cheesecake bars
yay!!! i cant wait to see Amy. Your instagra pic was gorgeous. yay for sneak peaks!
Recently made these for a girl’s weekend and they were a HUGE hit. Puffed up just like you said and stayed soft after they were made (for the 2 days they lasted anyway hehe). I am definitely adding these to my “keep” list. Thanks so much!!
Yay! They ARE well worth the wait Becky.
I’m glad you liked them. They are my #1, go-to PB cookie. I make them A LOT lol!
Sally, I made these cookies and they were SO SO good! Did a couple tiny things differently- no peanuts and I didn’t refrigerate the dough, and made the cookies bigger- but they are basically the same. They turned out SO WELL!! YUM! I am a huge peanut butter lover and these are definitely my favorite peanut butter cookies. Is it okay if I post the recipe on my blog with my couple little changes and of course credit you and link back to your blog?
Of course you may post this recipe and link back! I am so glad you made and enjoyed them – these are my go-to peanut butter cookie recipe. I will never turn back! I think I should try to make them bigger next time. the bigger the cookie, the better!!
These are the BEST. PB COOKIES. EVER. I made a batch of these yesterday to share with family and friends. Everyone loved them! I even got a phone call today about how good they were. Thank you for sharing these perfect cookies. To say this one is definitely a keeper would be an understatement.
Sharee- thank you SO much for reporting back and letting me know you like them! They are by far my favorite peanut butter cookie ever. So soft and chewy. The best! Thank you!
Hello
I want to try the recepie of the Soft Baked Peanut Butter Lovers’ Cookies. I have ordered most of the ingridiants from a grocery shop in the US, but I forgot the honey roasted peanuts. Can I make them from normal peanuts?
Thanks
Shlomit from Norway
Yes, the recipe will work with regular peanuts. Use any add-ins you would like! Thank you!
Hi
I love your website! So many great recipes. I recently made your Soft Baked Peanut Butter Cookies and both my husband and 12 yr old son said they are the BEST cookies they have ever had.
Can’t wait to try more of your recipes.
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Brenda! Thank you so much for letting me know! I do love these cookies SO much and in fact, I have plans to make them again this weekend and I can’t wait. The best your son has ever had? Wow! That is high praise! I’m blushing.
Happy New Year!
I made these…AMAZING. I ate 8…in a row…I’m not proud. Going to share them on my blog later after I’m out of my sugar coma!
Thanks Sally!
Maggie @ A Bitchin’ Kitchen recently posted..Spaghetti & Meatballs
They are my favorite peanut butter cookie ever.
Thanks for reporting back Maggie and I’m glad you like them!
You had me at Peanut
I made a double batch of these babies and everyone is my BFF ! My 16 month old is addicted as though she’s on crack! Lol your blog is forever saved in my iPad and my heart! I look forward to trying more 
Aww Melissa, thank you so much! I made a double batch of these cookies over the weekend too! I hadn’t made them in a long time. I added Reese’s Pieces to them.
So cute that your baby girl loves them. 
Let me know what else you try!
I made these last night and they are amazing! My husband loves them too – they are his new favorite! I used choc. chips though because I didn’t have the rest of the add-ins on hand.
So glad to hear that Jennifer. These are my all time favorite peanut butter cookies.
Thanks for the recipe! Added your tip of two teaspoons of corn starch and instead of the peanuts and peanut butter cups chopped up baking chocolate for super soft chocolate chunk peanut butter cookies, and chilled in the freezer for 20 minutes before baking. Awesome!!
I need to try adding cornstarch next time!
This is yet another favourite of mine and is a staple in my cookie recipe list!!!! Only thing I ever change is I add two tablespoons of light corn syrup to the batter and it makes the cookies even more soft and doughy. I literally almost drooled on my keyboard thinking of them….
That’s a great idea Laura! I’ll have to try that one time, I’ve never done it before. So glad you like these cookies!
Well. These were very good and soft (which is why I tried this recipe – I hate crunchy cookies). The only thing is, mine stayed in the shape of a ball! They didn’t flatten at ALL. I smushed them a little bit with my palm right after taking them out of the oven, but that was very odd! I guess it’s better than having them flatten like a pancake (I’m at a high altitude, so my cookies have a tendency to spread), I just wish I could find a good middle ground!
Also, just a tip that makes things easier for me – whenever I make a batch of cookie dough, I like to shape all of it into balls, stick them all on a cookie sheet, and THEN stick them in the fridge to firm back up. Sticking the whole bowl of dough in the fridge before shaping them makes it a lot harder to shape the cookies because the dough is so stiff. I also freeze cookie dough like this – I flash freeze the balls on the cookie sheet for about 15 minutes, then stick them all in a gallon size zip lock bag. Then I get to have cookies on demand!
Kelsey, yep that’s how I chill my dough as well. Roll into balls then chill or freeze. Also, I do mention that you need to flatten the cookies after baking. Regardless, I’m glad you liked the taste!
Hi these cookies look great but they would be better if I could actually see the recipe
I’ve been trying to get 1 recipe and having to go through pages and pages of writing about you raving about cookies but actually finding no recipe.
It would be great if there were less praises and more baking recipes
Hi Lili! If you don’t like the way I format and write my personal website, you don’t have to visit it.
These cookies are definitely worth the time of flipping through the “writing.” In fact, Sally, just last night, I added this and the chocolate chip cookie recipes to our family’s official “keep me forever” list. Rock on, girlfriend!! My friends and I love your blog.
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