Grammy's Kitchen · Peanut Butter Cookies · Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies
One of 40 peanut butter cookies recipes we measured
It ranks #5 of 40 for structural integrity among the peanut butter cookies recipes we compared. 5 cooks on lifemadesimplebakes.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 | 248% | 162% |
| total sugar | 140% | 117% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 76% | 52% |
| egg | 33% | 29% |
| leavener | 3% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| 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.
| 258 g | 1 cup creamy peanut butter* |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup unsalted butter ((1 stick) room temperature) |
| 160 g | 3/4 cup brown sugar (packed) |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 180 g | 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour |
| 3 g | 3/4 tsp baking soda |
| 2 g | 1/2 tsp baking powder |
| 2 g | 1/4 tsp kosher sea salt |
| 113 g | 2/3 cup Reese's Peanut Butter Chips |
| 86 g | 1/3 cup Reese's Mini Pieces Peanut Butter Candy |
| 3 g | 1/2 tsp coarse kosher sea salt (for sprinkling tops (optional)) |
Method: 6 steps, published by lifemadesimplebakes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I just made these and taste tested one. They are unquestionably five star and the absolute best peanut butter cookies I have ever made. I followed your directions exactly and they turned out fabulous--moist, deliciously peanut buttery and beautiful to look at.” — a cook, 5.0★
“These really are the best!! Love peanut butter cookies! I like that these have both the peanut butter chips, but also the reese's pieces. They are super soft & delicious!” — a cook, 5.0★