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Peanut Butter Cookies

Dec 13, 2021 · 6 Comments

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut butter is a great source of plant protein, vitamin E, B3, B6, manganese, and magnesium. It's high in good fat, although you do want to be careful about eating too many of these, especially if you make them bite-size like I do.

These cookies have a crunchy outside and a chewy tender inside. You can play with this a bit by shortening the baking time a bit if you want them softer, or bake a bit longer if you prefer them crunchier. I make these peanut butter cookies on the small side, about 1 tablespoon, rolled into a ball and the flattened with a fork. Feel free to make them a bit larger and then bake for another minute or so. Definitely let them cool at least 30 minutes to give them some time to firm up.

Another nut butter cookie you might like is my Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies. They have a bit more bite to them and use more peanut butter, so just another option for you.

If you're baking with honey, remember that honey is hygroscopic and absorbs moisture in the air, so the cookies may become soft if left out or not sealed well. To get the crunch back you can put them in a dehydrator for a bit to firm them up, or an oven at a very low temperature or seal them well and store them in the refrigerator.

Another nice touch is to sprinkle some finishing salt on each cookie before baking them. Here's my latest favorite finishing salt.

Needless to say, I've been eating these all week. Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookies

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  1. Irma Bergeron says

    March 23, 2025 at 1:07 pm

    5 stars
    These turned out great! Only my teaspoon must be larger than yours; it made 20 cookies for me.

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    • Erica says

      March 23, 2025 at 3:47 pm

      Thanks, Irma! Ha, yes I must be overestimating how many I actually yielded or it's a typo and it should be 25.

      Reply
  2. Beth Reed says

    January 02, 2024 at 7:30 pm

    Could these be made with the addition of some cacao powder for a chocolate-peanut butter cookie?

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    • Erica says

      January 02, 2024 at 10:26 pm

      Hi Beth! Adding cacao might make the cookie a bit dry. I would have to test it, but you can try it. You may need to add more honey and/or oil to keep them from being too dry.

      Reply
  3. Bernadette says

    December 22, 2021 at 11:18 am

    How many cookies for the nutrition information? Is it 77 calories for ONE cookie?

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    • Erica says

      December 22, 2021 at 11:51 am

      It's actually a bit lower but yes the calorie reading is for one cookie. I estimated I made about 35 cookies for this count. I tested these a lot so the amount is a best estimate.

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