These Peanut Butter Cookies are absolute PERFECTION with a soft, rich, and chewy texture and a coating of crunchy peanut rainbow sprinkles (because they’re way more fun than the classic fork criss cross).
WHAT YOU NEED Peanut Butter Cookies unsalted butter creamy peanut butter light brown sugar honey egg vanilla extract baking soda kosher salt cornstarch all-purpose flour Peanut Crunch Sprinkles granulated sugar sparkling sugar rainbow sprinkles dry roasted salted peanuts
1. Mix the butter and peanut butter until smooth. Add the brown sugar and mix again. 2. Mix in the honey, egg, and vanilla extract. Then mix in the baking soda, salt, and cornstarch. 3. Last, mix in the flour. Switch to a rubber spatula and mix by hand to ensure it’s fully mixed in. Cover the bowl and chill for at least 30 minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 350F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. 5. In a small dish, mix together the peanut sprinkles. Feel free to add more sprinkles or peanuts for a hefty coating.
6. Using a large cookie scoop (3 tbsp worth), scoop the dough and roll in the coating. The dough should be soft and a tiny bit sticky. 7. Place 4 cookies on the baking pan and bake for 12-14 minutes or until the edges are golden and the center looks pale, puffed, and slightly underdone.
8. Immediately after pulling the cookies from the oven, use the inside curve of a fork to nudge in the sizes to create uniform cookies. 9. Let the cookies rest on the pan for a couple minutes, then transfer to a rack and continue baking the batch. 10. The cookies are best at room temperature. Enjoy!