Easy Peanut Butter Cookies Every PB Lover Should Try

Updated November 26, 2019
Whether you’re looking for easy peanut butter cookies to gift for the holidays or a decadent peanut butter cookie skillet for dessert, we’ve got you covered. These easy peanut butter cookie recipes are so delicious, and all take less than an hour of prep time to whip up. We’ve even thrown in a few surprises, like our No-Bake Cookies, for when you’re short on time but need a peanut butter fix ASAP.
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Peanut Butter Cookies

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These easy peanut butter cookies will satisfy your sweet and savory cravings. Make a batch the next time you want a healthy dessert the whole family will love.

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No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

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We gave no-bake cookies a healthy makeover, bumping up the peanut butter and cutting back on added sugar and butter. The result is a chewy, peanut buttery, oat-packed delicious cookie. It's easy to whip up a batch of these—only a few simple ingredients are needed to make these chewy peanut butter cookies and there's no baking required.

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Dark Chocolate-Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

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These peanut butter cookies are delicious on their own, but we make them even better by pressing a piece of dark chocolate candy into each hot cookie right after the cookies come out of the oven.

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One Nutty Date

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Financial advisor Linda Croley was inspired by childhood memories of a family treat when she created these peanut butter-date cookies. “I get a great feeling when I bite into these cookies and think of my family who are around me today, and those whose memories I'll always cherish,” says Croley. Once you try them, you may never make an ordinary peanut butter cookie again.

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Double Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chewies

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These soft chocolate cookies have a big peanut flavor since they use peanut butter and peanut butter chips.

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Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

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Put down that cookie scoop! Baking one giant cookie in a skillet saves time and produces craveable results: a cookie that's crispy on the edges and oh-so-soft on the inside. This easy dessert is sure to please your family and friends.

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Oatmeal-Peanut Butter Cookies with Dates

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Cookie recipes usually require you to combine the liquid ingredients in one bowl and dry ingredients in another, but for this gluten-free cookie recipe the dry ingredients are sprinkled right on top of the liquids so there's just one bowl to clean. Don't skip the step of refrigerating the dough. The oat flour needs time to hydrate or the cookies will be too dry and crumbly. Regular rolled oats work if you're not gluten-sensitive.

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Peanut Butter Cookies

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It's quick and easy to mix together these slice-and-bake peanut butter cookies whenever you need something sweet. The recipe makes enough dough so you can bake half and put the other half in the freezer—ready to pull out and bake up a few fresh cookies anytime.

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No-Bake Cookies

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Your kids will love helping you make these peanut butter-graham treats. Best part? These cookies come together in just 10 minutes!

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4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie

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This irresistible diabetic-friendly peanut butter cookie recipe contains no flour. For Christmas or special occasions, imprint them with cookie cutters to fit the season instead of the star-shaped cutter.

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Kids and adults alike will love this easy peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe, which—unlike most cookie recipes—doesn't call for flour. These gluten-free peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are soft and chewy and, with only five simple ingredients, they can easily be whipped up by young chefs and enjoyed as an after-school treat. They're also perfect for a holiday party or for a cookie swap.

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