I love crinkle cookies. When I see those big crevices, my eyes light up and I know I’m in for a chewy treat. I love molasses crinkles, but peanut butter crinkles sounded so good. These simple peanut butter cookies are soft, supremely chewy, and have an old-fashioned peanut butter cookie flavor. It’s a very easy peanut butter cookie recipe to memorize because it starts out with 1/2 cup each of butter, peanut butter, granulated and brown sugars, along with an egg and vanilla. Add in the flour, baking soda, and then scoop into balls. When I eat cookies, I’m a breaker, not a biter, and these cookies break apart so nicely at the crinkles. Half the fun is them breaking apart. I told myself, oh just break off that little piece there. And then that other little piece over there came off so effortlessly, too. And then breaking off another section. And another crinkly seam. So good.
Ingredients for This Recipe
This easy peanut butter crinkles recipe calls for just nine basic ingredients. To make these old-fashioned chewy peanut butter cookies, you’ll need:
Egg Creamy peanut butter Unsalted butter Granulated sugar Light brown sugar Vanilla extract All-purpose flour Baking soda Salt
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Peanut Butter Crinkle Cookies
When I say these are easy peanut butter cookies, I mean it! Full instructions are provided in the recipe card below, but here’s an overview:
Storage Instructions
Baked peanut butter crinkles will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months. Or, unbaked cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 4 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
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