Everyone says that their cookie recipe is the best and that doesn’t always mean much, but I promise that this is the BEST peanut butter cookie recipe you have ever tried. It is my absolute favorite peanut butter chocolate and peanut butter cake recipe. I can say this because I have tried dozens and dozens of peanut butter cookie recipes and was never very excited about any of them. It seems like a lot of the peanut butter cookie recipes turn out really crumbly and dry.
This recipe is not only my favorite Peanut Butter Cookie recipe, but my favorite cookie recipe. And call me strange, but I usually prefer mini chocolate chips to the regular sized ones. Most cookie recipes require that you mix the dry ingredients separately before adding the wet ingredients. And be sure not to over mix the dry and wet ingredients together.
Just mix until combined and then stop! There is nothing worse than a cookie with burnt edges and a doughy middle! Peanut butter: For best results, use a regular peanut butter. Butter: I use salted butter, but you can use unsalted if you prefer.
Make sure the butter is softened to room temperature, but not melted before adding to the recipe. Brown sugar: Also an important cookie ingredient. Make sure your brown sugar isn’t dried out or stale. Milk: Just a little bit of milk, but it is needed to add a bit of moisture to the cookie dough. Any type of milk will work just fine! Vanilla: I suggest using a good quality vanilla extract or a Vanilla Bean Paste.