Brown Butter Peanut Butter Cookies uses brown butter in the cookie dough to enhance the nutty flavor in these soft and chewy peanut butter cookies.

Classic peanut butter cookies with a tasty spin. Brown butter to create a depth of nutty flavor and to create a chewy texture.

Ingredients in Brown Butter Peanut Butter Cookies

• All-purpose flour- spooned and leveled to reduce unncessary flour in the cookie dough.
• Baking powder
• Unsalted butter, browned – directions for how to brown butter below and in the recipe card!
• Creamy peanut butter
• Light brown sugar, packed
• Granulated sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Egg
• Salt

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How to Make Brown Butter

To brown the butter, add it to a skillet and allow it to melt on low heat.

Raise the temperature to medium-low and stir the melted butter until frothy and small brown bits form on the bottom of the skillet.

Once the brown bits form, remove the butter from the heat and transfer it to a heatproof bowl immediately to prevent the butter from burning.

Allow the butter to turn back to a softened stage in the refrigerator for 45 minutes or use the freezer to speed up the process.

How to Make Brown Butter Peanut Butter Cookies

Preheat the oven and prepare the cookie sheets- Preheat the oven to 350º and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Combine the wet ingredients- Cream together the cooled browned butter and the brown and granulated sugar until smooth.

Spoon the creamy peanut butter into the mixture and beat until well blended.

Stir in the egg and the vanilla extract.

Mix the dry ingredients- Combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl.
Slowly combine the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and beat until combined and all dry ingredients are moistened.

Prepare the brown butter peanut butter cookie dough for baking- Roll the dough into one-inch balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

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Use the tins of a fork to flatten the cookies. Turn the fork to create a criss-cross pattern on each cookie to give it a signature peanut butter cookie look.

Bake the cookies- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheets before transferring them to an air-tight container.

TIP: Avoid overbaking the cookies so they do not become hard. Cookies continue to bake once they are out of the oven while they are in the cooling process.

Allow the cookies to sit on the cookie sheet right out of the oven to prevent the cookies from crumbling. They will be very soft and they will continue baking as they cool. Patience is key!

Store the baked cookies in an airtight container.