Peanut butter, peanut M&M’s, and peanut butter cups make up the mix-ins for these ultimate peanut butter cookies. They are sure to please any peanut butter lover in your life.

Peanut butter cookies are truly comfort cookies. They are soft, packed with salty, nutty flavor, and simply begging to be made ASAP. I am drumming up quite the repertoire of peanut butter cookies on this site. Now I’m not one to play favorites with desserts, but if I had to choose a top peanut butter cookie in my recipe box, it would be a total tie between this recipe and my Browned Butter Peanut Butter Cookies. I highly suggest that you make both and see which you prefer! Without further ado, let’s make these ultimate peanut butter cookies.

What you'll need to make these ultimate peanut butter cookies:

Salted Butter

Granulated Sugar

Unsweetened Creamy Peanut Butter (my favorite brand is Adam’s)

Large Eggs

All Purpose Flour

Baking Soda

Salt

Chocolate Chips of Choice (I chose milk chocolate)

Peanut M&M’s (also peanut butter would be splendid!)

Peanut Butter Cups

The Cookie Dough

This cookie dough is super easy, no-chill, and comes together in about five minutes. Begin by preheating the oven to 375°. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about thirty seconds. Add peanut butter and mix until incorporated. Add in your eggs and vanilla, and mix an additional thirty seconds. Now add the dry ingredients: the flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until no powder remains.

The Mix-In’s

Gently fold in your mix-ins, which will include the chocolate chips of choice (I used milk chocolate), peanut M&M’s (peanut butter would be epic as well!), and chopped peanut butter cups. Scoop your dough into three tablespoons per ball, and place them about two inches apart on a nonstick baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden on the edges. The middles will be slightly undone but will fully set up as the cookies cool. Transfer to a baking rack to cool completely. Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to five days at room temperature.

The Dietary Substitutions

I love providing gluten and dairy free substitutions so that those with alternate dietary needs can enjoy my recipes to their fullest! These are subs that I have either used and continue to stock in my own home, or that have come highly recommended from others. I want your baking experience to be the best it can be, and avoiding gluten or dairy shouldn’t hinder that process in the slightest.

As always, here is a list of tried and true dietary substitutes, so that you can enjoy this recipe without the additions of gluten or dairy.

Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour is a wonderful all-purpose sub, and it’s cup for cup, so use the same measurements as you would all-purpose flour.

Miyokos butter is a plant based brick that closely resembles dairy butter not only in its look, but it’s taste as well. It melts, browns, and spreads just like real butter, and truly is a fantastic substitute in this recipe. Use it as a 1:1 ratio sub, same as the flour, so the recipe measurements will not change.

Enjoy Life makes a dairy free + allergen friendly semi sweet chocolate chip that would work great in this recipe.

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Happy Baking!

XO,

Heather

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