Grammy's Kitchen · Peanut Butter Cookies · The Perfect Soft Peanut Butter Cookie
One of 40 peanut butter cookies recipes we measured
from cookiesandcups.com
47 cooks on cookiesandcups.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 | 202% | 162% |
| total sugar | 172% | 117% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 52% | 52% |
| egg | 42% | 29% |
| leavener | 4% | 2% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| cornstarch | 2% | 0% |
| mix-ins | 142% | 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.
| 114 g | 1/2 cup butter, room temp |
| 129 g | 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup light brown sugar |
| 50 g | 1 egg |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon cornstarch |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 120 g | 1 cup all purpose flour |
| 170 g | 1 cup peanut butter chips |
Method: 9 steps, published by cookiesandcups.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Hands down, the BEST peanut butter cookie recipe I have ever tried. I come back to this site routinely. I share it with others. You get all the credit ;) This one is a hit and it rivals the Insomnia Cookies.” — a cook, 5.0★
“Can I give 10 stars. Thank you, thank you for this recipe. The dough was so fluffy. Added chocolate chips to half the recipe and is like eating a peanut butter cup. Have people asking for orders” — a cook, 5.0★