These Are the Peanut Butter Cookies You've Been Craving

This is it! Our best peanut butter cookie recipe for those classic, chewy peanut butter cookies you crave. Generations of cooks have learned how to make peanut butter cookies from this very recipe, and you can, too. It’s foolproof—we promise.

Here’s another classic way to make peanut butter cookies. You can customize this peanut butter cookie recipe with different types of chocolate candy in the center. We like to use milk, dark, or caramel-filled chocolates.

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Lunch just got a whole lot sweeter. Chewy peanut butter cookies take the place for bread with these peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. While they’re a far cry from a sandwich substitute, you won’t find us complaining about finding one in our lunch boxes.

Triple peanuts? Yep, you read that right! These soft peanut butter cookies are a triple threat, thanks to peanut butter, honey-roasted peanuts, and chocolate peanut butter cups. They have plenty of chocolate pieces mixed in, too.

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Keep these easy peanut butter cookies in mind whenever you need a speedy dessert to serve. Dried banana chips and creamy chocolate pieces turn purchased cookie dough into a totally new treat. No one will ever notice that these peanut butter banana cookies weren’t made from scratch.

These eye-catching gems rank among our best peanut butter cookies for gift-giving. They start with a rich, buttery shortbread recipe that’s flavor-charged with peanut butter and chocolate. What really sells them, though, is the peanut butter and chocolate frostings on top. To make these peanut butter cookies even more enticing, follow the instructions for the pretty drizzles.

Anyone can make these no-bake peanut butter cookies—they take just 20 minutes of hands-on prep time. These flourless peanut butter cookies are filled with an uncommon (and delicious) combination of ingredients—chocolate chips, coconut, dried cherries, rolled oats, and of course, peanut butter.

These 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies come together in less than 30 minutes for a dense and delicious gluten-free treat everyone will enjoy. All you’ll need is one egg, a cup of sugar, and a cup of peanut butter for an easy batch of gluten-free peanut butter cookies. We promise, no one will miss the gluten.

Brownie cookies? Yes, please! This peanut butter brookie (that's brownie + cookie) recipe marries cookies and cream brownies with a chewy peanut butter cookie recipe for a sweet mashup that begs to be dunked in a glass of milk.

What’s better than one peanut butter cookie? Two peanut butter cookies with peanut butter cream in the middle, of course! A mixture of marshmallow creme and chunky peanut butter creates a fluffernutter-style filling for this showstopping take on a traditional peanut butter cookie recipe.

No Girl Scouts in your neighborhood? No problem. These chocolate-coated peanut butter cookies are based on Girl Scout Tagalongs (also called Peanut Butter Patties), and our recipe makes 46 cookies … which, if you’ve ever ordered peanut butter Girl Scout cookies before, you know means they’ll likely get eaten in exactly one day.

This recipe shows you how to make peanut butter cookies into a kid-favorite dessert. Simply bake the cookies using purchased dough (or skip that step and use purchased cookies). Fill with ice cream and a touch of jam, and you have sweet and playful take on PB&J.

Peanut butter and jelly is a sacred combination, which is why the addition of fudgy brownies to this peanut butter cookie sandwich recipe is so delightfully sinful. A scoop of fresh-from-the-oven brownie is smashed together with a tablespoon of jam between two layers of peanut butter cookies to make one decadent dessert sandwich. Store-bought peanut butter cookie dough saves time since you’ll need to roll the dough out before slicing and baking.

We love a classic peanut butter blossom cookie, but there's nothing wrong with giving them a little upgrade. Chocolaty cookie dough and a crisp coating of nuts give these classic cookies a fresh (and yummy) twist. These aren't your grandma’s old-fashioned peanut butter cookies, but they're just as tasty.

If peanut butter cookies and chocolate turtles had a baby, they’d be these delicious chocolate peanut butter cookies. They even have little caramel baking bits baked right into the dough. Halved pecans become the "feet" for the peanut butter and caramel cookies before getting topped with milk chocolate.

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For the true peanut butter fan, these little sandwich cookies boast peanuts and peanut butter in the cookie dough and a creamy peanut butter filling. Thanks to the peanuts in the dough, they’re almost like crunchy peanut butter cookies. You can make this recipe even more mouthwatering with a chocolate drizzle on top.

This soft peanut butter cookie recipe will be the talk of the party. Each holds a sweet surprise: half of a miniature peanut butter cup tucked inside. To hint at the chocolaty goodness at the core of each cookie, sprinkle a little cocoa powder on top.

Cookies for breakfast? Yes, please! These chewy peanut butter cookies are packed with good-for-you ingredients, such as oats, cereal, and raisins. We also sprinkled a handful of chocolate chips into these easy peanut butter cookies to add just a little indulgence to your morning.

Each cookie has a surprise inside: gooey, creamy peanut butter. Happily, these are also super-easy peanut butter cookies to make. Simply wrap cookie dough around balls of creamy peanut butter filling. Then bake, cool, and prepare to swoon.

When compared to all the different types of peanut butter cookies, this recipe has a giant advantage. The giant-size cookies start with a homemade peanut butter batter and plenty of peanut butter-filled chocolate chips in the mix. Just before baking, they’re topped with ground peanuts for a peanut butter cookie recipe that’s all about the peanuts. Grab a glass of milk and start munching.

If you’re on the hunt for easy peanut butter cookies, these simple bar cookies are a great way to go. With chocolate frosting on top, this recipe is like a mash-up of peanut butter cookies and brownies. We add a hint of coffee flavor to intensify the chocolaty goodness of the luscious top layer.

These twirly peanut butter and chocolate cookies are playful and fun to make. A bit of cocoa powder adds a chocolatey spin to refrigerated sugar cookie dough before swirling together with refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough. After refrigerating the rolled dough, simply slice and bake.

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These goodies feature a satiny chocolate filling sandwiched between layers of tender peanut butter cookie dough. A sprinkling of chopped peanuts on the top makes them that much more delectable. Indeed, this is definitely one of our best peanut butter cookies in the bar-cookie category.

Think of this as the ultimate chocolate chip-peanut butter cookie recipe. It’s full of chocolate pieces, honey-roasted peanuts, and chocolate-peanut butter cup pieces. While that’s a whole lot to pack into just one little cookie, these treats are as simple to make as classic peanut butter cookies.

Here we start with our best peanut butter cookie recipe and add cocoa powder plus peanut butter and milk chocolate pieces to the dough. Then we transform the baked treats into rich sandwich cookies. You’ll be glad to know that the filling for these peanut butter cookies is purchased chocolate frosting mixed with peanut butter. How easy is that?

These peanut butter cookies hide a crazy-good treat inside: a miniature chocolate-peanut candy bar. While they may look tricky, they’re no more complicated than a classic peanut butter cookie recipe. Just shape the homemade peanut butter dough into a ball around the mini candy bar and bake.

At first glance, these look like your classic peanut butter cookies studded with chocolate chips. Now look closer: They’re actually studded with caramel chips, and they’re amazing. And if it’s easy peanut butter cookies you’re after, you’ll appreciate our secret weapon for simplicity: biscuit mix.

We bet you’ve never had peanut butter cookies quite like this before. A buttery cream cheese crust makes a crisp shell for the two-tone peanut butter and chocolate filling. Use a piping bag for the filling to create a gorgeous swirl.

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Yes, they combined! Here, peanut butter cookies marry thumbprint cookies for one fabulous “happily ever after.” Want more to celebrate? This peanut butter cookie recipe takes just three ingredients—and refrigerated cookie dough jump-starts the list.