Giant, chewy, bakery-style easy peanut butter cookies dipped in milk chocolate and sprinkled with toffee bits are sure to be the best peanut butter cookie you’ve ever tasted
Update as of 2019 I do have a new and updated, super-soft Peanut Butter Cookie recipe that is my current favorite!
Definition: Best
adjective: best
The “best”. Above is how the word is defined on Google and that is the word I’m using to define these cookies.
Rather a bold statement, I know. How many cookie recipes have defined themselves as the best? There must be thousands upon thousands of peanut butter cookie recipes alone, and yet here I am with the audacity to tell you this one is the best.
And I’m saying it confidently, certainly, and with a stubborn refusal to back down from this claim.
These are the best peanut butter cookies I’ve ever tasted, even without the extra dressing of milk chocolate and candy bits.
Don’t get me wrong, the chocolate and toffee are wonderful. As Reese’s knows so well, the pairing of milk chocolate and peanut butter is an unparalleled flavor combination, and the sprinkling of toffee (though you could certainly sprinkle other “bits” on there as well if you’re not a huge toffee fan–crushed peanuts would be a good thematic choice) adds another dimension of texture, a snap and crunch to the last giant mouthfuls of cookie.
I’m head over heels for their crackled tops, their soft, chewy texture, and the way they make my kitchen smell while they’re baking in the oven (divine).
So, if you’re looking for a fantastic peanut butter cookie recipe, please look no further because you have found the best.
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Best Ever Big Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 8 Tbsp unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 ½ cup brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs + 1 egg yolk
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp salt
Dipping materials
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup toffee bits I used Heath Bar bits
Instructions
- In KitchenAid (or with electric handheld mixer) on medium speed, cream together butter and shortening.
- Add Peanut Butter and sugars and vanilla and beat on medium-high speed until creamy and well combined, about 1-2 minutes (scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula if necessary).
- Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Stir in heavy cream.
- In separate, medium-sized bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt.
- With mixer on low-medium speed, gradually add flour mixture to peanut butter mixture, pausing occasionally to scrape down sides of bowl to ensure all ingredients are well combined.
- Cover and refrigerate at least one hour.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Using ice cream scoop or ¼-cup-sized measuring cup, scoop large balls of dough onto parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
- Press down on dough to flatten slightly with fingers or with bottom of a clean glass (cookies will spread more when baking, only flatten to about half their scooped height).
- Bake on 375F for 13 minutes.
- Allow to cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cookies are cooled completely, melt chocolate chips in microwave-safe bowl on 15 second increments, pausing every 15 seconds to stir.
- Hold cookie over bowl of chocolate and, using a spoon, spoon chocolate over half of cookie (this is a much cleaner tactic than actually dipping the cookies in the milk chocolate).
- Return to rack and immediately sprinkle with heath bar bits. Repeat with each cookie.
- Allow chocolate to harden before eating.
Notes
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Theresa
Oh, they look so yummy! I am going to make them for hubby tomorrow! Ill keep you posted with results! ❤️Tess
Sam
I hope he loves them! 🙂
Toodies McCormick
I made these cookies today and they are AMAZING! This is my new favorite cookie recipe!!
Sam
So happy to hear this!!! 🙂
Sarah
I made these cookies last night and they turned out amazing! So soft and delicious! I also love your recipe for Chooclate Chip cookies, it’s the only recipe I use now! Keep up the delicious work! ❤️😀
Sam
So glad to hear this!! 🙂
Chella
What I love most about cookies is the crackled parts plus the toffee. The cracks remind me of my childhood days when our mum use to visit us during lunch breaks and offer crackled cookies, they were so nice, and by the look of these, I can almost conclude they taste better with the toffee on top.
Sam
What a great memory, Chella, thank you for sharing it! You definitely should try them with the toffee on top 🙂
Vanessa @ Vanessa Baked
Now, that’ s what I call a peanut butter cookie! I LOVE the addition of toffee bits!
Sam
😀 Thanks Vanessa!
Emanuele @ guyslovecooking
Well, I like your confidence. If you are so bold about those, they truly must be the best…All I can do now is to try 🙂
Thanks
Sam
Haha, if you try them let me know how you like them! Thanks Emanuele!
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen
OOiii! What an adorable looking peanut butter cookies! Just FABULOUS!
Sam
🙂 Thank you Anu!
Adina
These look great! I never had peanut butter cookies before, I rarely use peanut butter in a sweet form, but I am curious about this. I have seen several peanut butter cookies recipes lately but the adjective best might make the choice easier when it comes to actually baking some. 🙂 The peanut butter chocolate chip muffins also look amazing.
Sam
If you do try them let me know how you like them! 🙂 Thank you Adina!
Courtney | Fork to Belly
Hi Sam!! I know whatcha mean, when you say “the best” you mean THE BEST. I’ll take your word for it 🙂 peanut butter cookies are one of my biggest weaknesses. Plus, you can’t go wrong with soft and crunchy together here!
Sam
Right!? Thank you Courtney! 🙂
Thalia @ butter and brioche
Love love love peanut butter cookies. I think I could survive off them. Love your big cookie rendition – they look SO awesome.
Sam
Thank you so much, Thalia!
Mir
You know, I believe you, Sam. You look like a trustworthy person. And you dipped these in chocolate, so yeah. They’re the best!
Sam
Haha, thank you Mir!!
Jessica @ Sweetest Menu
They look fabulous! Absolutely fabulous! I saw them on FB and was like I WANT THOSE COOKIES! Just love the chocolate dipped edge!
Sam
Haha, thank you Jessica! 🙂
Harriet Emily
YUUUUMMMMMMMM SAM!! OMG!! These definitely look like the best peanut butter cookies EVER! I’m completely mesmerised by them right now. They have made me sooooo hungry. I wish I could grab the lot of them out from my screen now and eat them all!!!
Sam
😀 Thank you!
Ashley
Peanut butter cookies are soooo good. These look fantastic – those crackled tops! Makes me happy!
Sam
🙂 Thank you Ashley!
Shelby @ Go Eat and Repeat
How can you not love a big cookie!? I love how you dipped some of them in chocolate and nuts. That adds a really nice touch!
Sam
Thanks Shelby!