Looking for a delicious cookie recipe? Try these Soft Peanut Butter Cookies for your holiday parties this year. They’re perfect for a cookie exchange!

Well, the holidays are officially upon us and that means it’s baking season!!  I think I bake more in the last two months, than the rest of the year combined.  So, if you’re looking for a good peanut butter recipe, you definitely want to give this one a try.  They are soft and OH SO delicious!

Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• ¾  Cups sugar
• 1 Cup flour
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 1/2 Cups creamy peanut butter
• 1 Egg
• ⅛ Tsp salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl beat the flour, sugar, and butter together until smooth.
3. Add in the peanut butter and stir until fully incorporated.
4. Add in the egg and keep stirring until fully incorporated.
5. Stir in the salt and mix another 10 seconds.
6. Grease a cookie dish.
7. Fill a large tablespoon halfway full with the batter and place on the cookie tray.
8. Leave 1-2 inches between as cookies will spread when baking.
9. Bake for 9-11 minutes until slightly crispy on edges but still soft in the center.
10. Let cookies cool outside of oven otherwise, they will become crispy.
11. Serve and enjoy.

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Soft Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• ¾ Cups sugar
• 1 Cup flour
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1½ Cups creamy peanut butter
• 1 Egg
• ⅛ Tsp salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl beat the flour, sugar, and butter together until smooth.
3. Add in the peanut butter and stir until fully incorporated.
4. Add in the egg and keep stirring until fully incorporated.
5. Stir in the salt and mix another 10 seconds.
6. Grease a cookie dish.
7. Fill a large tablespoon halfway full with the batter and place on the cookie tray.
8. Leave 1-2 inches between as cookies will spread when baking.
9. Bake for 9-11 minutes until slightly crispy on edges but still soft in the center.
10. Let cookies cool outside of oven otherwise, they will become crispy.
11. Serve and enjoy.

If you are hosting a cookie exchange this year, be sure to check out my post:  Holly Jolly Cookie Exchange, for ideas and free printables.