I made it my mission to make the best every peanut butter cookies and while none of the batches were bad, these ones definitely reigned supreme.
Every way we made them: plain, with chocolate chips, with chopped dark chocolate, sprinkled with sea salt, sandwiched with fluffy whipped chocolate frosting. Every time and in every way they were amazing!
They even freeze really well which is always a bonus. Whenever I make treats I put some in small freezer containers for impromptu afternoon tea with my daughters or even just a quick treat.
Adding cornstarch to cookies makes them more tender and similar to using cake flour (which I never have on hand anyway).
For baking I usually use fine sea salt anymore because it disperses nicely throughout a dough but I’ve also used kosher salt with good results.
These cookies won’t need any flattening and while they will look a little puffy when they come out of the oven as they cool they will settle and flatten out.
Best Ever Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 12 Tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temp
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups peanut butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt (preferably fine sea salt)
- 1 cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate, optional
Instructions
- Cream together the butter and sugars until well combined.
- add the peanut butter and mix until combined.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and mix briefly until combined.
- Add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
- If using the chocolate, fold in until well dispersed.
- Drop by heaping tablespoons onto silicone or parchment lined baking trays and bake at 350 degrees for 8- 9 minutes. Cookies should be very soft and pale still. Leave on trays to cool for 1-2 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely. If doing larger cookies, bake longer, less for smaller cookies.
Variations:
- Make small cookies and sandwich with whipped choocolate frosting
- Sprinkle with coarse sea salt before baking
- Mix 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 Tablespoon salt and roll cookies in before baking
