Soft Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
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Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

By: Cindy Duvall 
"Peanut butter cookies that stay soft with a good flavor but not too sweet! You won't make another recipe after this one!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (298)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

  1. Combine margarine, peanut butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla. Blend together very well.
  2. Add flour, baking soda and salt with mixer. Chill dough 15 minutes in the refrigerator. Roll into balls by hand.
  3. Place on sprayed cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven until edges very lightly browning (about 7 to 10 minutes). Don't overcook. We store them in a plastic storage containers, and they stay soft!

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 270 | Total Fat: 13.5g | Cholesterol: 18mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 22, 2007 by kel514   view full review
If I were to rate on flavor alone I would rate it a 5. If you are going to use this recipe...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2006 by carly   view full review
these cookies are awesome. I did alter them a bit though. First, I added 3/4 cup peanutbutter...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2007 by Jules   view full review
YUMMY! These came out great. I followed other people's suggestions and did the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 3, 2008 by KRISTEN02   view full review
I made the cookies exactly as written, and agree with the others that they need more peanut...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2008 by car   view full review
The recipe is just what I needed for the famous "peanut butter hershey kiss" cookies. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2006 by kath   view full review
Wonderful Recipe!! I personally like to cook them in muffin pans b/c it makes them easy to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2006 by schnauzerloverNH   view full review
Awesome! Replaced margarine with butter, and used whole wheat graham flour instead of all...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2010 by Dixiegirl   view full review
The cookies were good but definately needed more peanut butter in them. First off, I hate it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2006 by Klonoaphile   view full review
This was just the recipe I was looking for. I doubled the recipe to create less work...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2006 by DIANAS6   view full review
They were decent when fresh but hard when rewarmed from freezer.

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