{"id":13588,"date":"2022-04-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/?page_id=13588"},"modified":"2022-11-27T06:13:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T11:13:10","slug":"soft-peanut-butter-cookie-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sallysbakingaddiction.com\/soft-peanut-butter-cookie-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft & Thick Peanut Butter Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These soft, thick, melt-in-your-mouth peanut butter cookies may be the only peanut butter cookie recipe you ever use again. Some readers say the cookies taste like the inside of a peanut butter cup<\/strong>\u2014YUM! You need just 9 ingredients and the dough can be adapted in many ways to make different variations like peanut butter blossoms<\/a> and peanut butter jam thumbprints<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Same dough as the cookie cups on page 138 of my cookbook!<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I originally published this recipe in 2012<\/strong> and have since added new photos, a video tutorial, and more helpful success tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why hello there, peanut butter cookie lovers. You’ve come to the right place! This may look familiar, as I have shared a number of peanut butter cookie recipes over the years. But believe me when I say this one is the one<\/em> to keep in the front of your recipe folder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This go-to, flagship peanut butter cookies recipe is the same dough used to make these popular peanut butter blossoms<\/a> among the other 6+ variations listed below. The recipe stands the test of time and even after publishing dozens of other peanut butter recipes online and in my cookbooks<\/a>… THIS IS THE BEST ONE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One reader, Joyce, commented:<\/strong> “I’ve been looking for the recipe like my mother used when I was growing up. Soft and chewy in the middle, crispy on the edges, and the perfect peanut butter taste. Takes me back to when I was 9 years old and learning how to make these standing on a chair. Thank you for a wonderful recipe!!!<\/em> \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong>” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another reader, Faith, commented:<\/strong> “Seriously the BEST peanut butter cookies I’ve ever had! So delicious. The recipe was very easy to follow while still including helpful tips and directions. Thank you!<\/em> \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And another reader, Rita, commented:<\/strong> “I’ve been baking for my family for 50 years. This is the absolute best cookie recipe we have ever tried. Thanks, Sally. Outstanding!<\/em> \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Why You\u2019ll Love These Soft Peanut Butter Cookies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n