Peanut butter cookies are one of our most favourite cookie in my family. This recipe is an easy one-bowl cookie recipe to make with just a handful of ingredients available in your pantry. The texture of the cookie is deliciously soft inside and, crumbly edges melt in your mouth. I must say this cookie is packed full of peanut flavour. I bet you, after you made this recipe once, this is going to be in your recipe collection forever.
Why it is an Easy and Favourite Cookie
- Basic staple available ingredients
- Simple straightforward recipe
- Easy to make
- Can store in fridge up to a month
- Best Holiday cookie
- Packed with only Peanut flavour
Peanut Butter Cookie Variations
I’ve have tried three variation in this cookie variety with addons.
- Plain Peanut Butter Cookies rolled on granulated sugar( the one I shared here)
- You can add roasted coarsely crushed peanut to the cookie dough for an extra crunchy bite of peanut.
- Also, you can add freshly grated coconut to the dough. Trust me, coconut and peanut complement well.
- To add extra richness, you can add cocoa chips.
Can Peanut Butter Cookie Dough made ahead?
Yes, well, you can make the cookie dough ahead or, you can store the leftover dough in an airtight container or cling wrap and place it in a zip pouch bag and freeze it. It stays fresh for up to two months. If you plan to bake, thaw the cookie dough to room temperature, shape it, and bake it with preferred add-ons.
How can you store Peanut Butter Cookies for months?
Bake cookies and let it cool completely. Transfer the cookies in an airtight container or wrap in parchment paper or clip wrap and store in a zip pouch bag and freeze it. These cookies stay fresh for two to three months.
Lets see how to make Eggless Simple Homemade Peanut Butter Cookies?
In a wide bowl add caster sugar and room temperature unsalted butter and cream well in an electric hand beater until it becomes creamy and fluffy.
Add Homemade Peanut Butter/Best Homemade Peanut Butter and vanilla essence and beat it until it becomes together.
Now add sifted dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt) to the wet ingredients and mix with a spatula.
Mix by hand or spatula and do not use your electric hand beater. The cookie dough is perfect to roll into small round ball.
Preheat your oven and grease the baking tray. Roll the cookie dough into small even balls and roll the balls in sugar to get evenly coated.
Place all the sugar coated balls on the greased tray and flatten slightly with a fork.
Bake for 15 to 16 minutes at 180 C until golden brown top. The cookies will be soft when it is hot but turns firm as they cool.
Transfer to a cooling rack until it is completely cool.
Store the cookies in an airtight container. Deliciously soft inside and crumbly edges Peanut butter cookies are perfect to serve with a hot cup of milk or coffee.
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You May also Like to Try Some Cookies For upcoming Christmas
Eggless Butter Cookies/Biscuits
Mint Biscuits/Mint Biscuits(Eggless)
Coconut and Pecan Cookies(Eggless)
Vanilla and Chocolate Twin Custard Cookies
Eggless Tutti Frutti Cookies(Eggless)
Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vanilla Custard Powder Cookies(Eggless)
Chocolate Cream Sandwich Cookies
Quick Simple Coffee Cookies(Eggless)
Notes
You can use Homemade Peanut Butter/Best Homemade Peanut Butter or store-bought ones. I prefer Homemade because it tastes delicious and pocket friendly compared to store-bought.
If the cookie dough is dry and does not hold to perfect ball shapes add some milk to achieve the perfect consistency.
If you want crunchy cookie, bake for few more minutes and have an eye on them so that they don’t burn.
For softer cookies, then bake for 11 to 12 minutes.
Store your cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. You can store in the fridge too for longer shelf life.
How To Make Eggless Simple Homemade Peanut Butter Cookies
Equipment
- Electric Hand Beater
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup Peanut Butter
- 1½ cup All purpose flour
- 1 cup caster sugar
- ½ cup Butter
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar ( for rolling the cookie balls)
Instructions
- In a wide bowl add caster sugar and room temperature unsalted butter and cream well in an electric hand beater until it becomes creamy and fluffy.
- Add Homemade Peanut Butter/Best Homemade Peanut Butter and vanilla essence and beat it until it becomes together.
- Now add sifted dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt) to the wet ingredients and mix with a spatula.
- Mix by hand or spatula and do not use your electric hand beater. The cookie dough is perfect to roll into small round ball.
- Preheat your oven and grease the baking tray. Roll the cookie dough into small even balls and roll the balls in sugar to get evenly coated.
- Place all the sugar coated balls on the greased tray and flatten slightly with a fork.
- Bake for 15 to 16 minutes at 180 C until golden brown top. The cookies will be soft when it is hot but turns firm as they cool.
- Transfer to a cooling rack until it is completely cool.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container. Deliciously soft inside and crumbly edges Peanut butter cookies are perfect to serve with a hot cup of milk or coffee.
Notes
Nutrition
What is the measurement of the sugae that goes imto the dough?
I have updated the post. Kindly check it!