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Perfect Peanut Butter Cookies

Ashley Manila · bakerbynature.com · 2025 · 2 dozen cookies

Against 326 peanut butter cookie recipes

More sugar than 83% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 326 peanut butter cookie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More sugar than 83% of recipes: 142% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 111%.
  • Peanut butter in the middle half of recipes: 69% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 88%.
Peanut butter: 69%, 24th percentileButter: 69%, 65th percentileSugar: 142%, 84th percentileEgg: 30%, 55th percentileLeavening: 3.5%, 75th percentileSalt: 0.9%, 48th percentilePeanutbutterButterSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter (room temperature )227 g
  • 1 cup (227g) creamy peanut butter (room temperature )227 g
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 1 and 1/2 cups (319g) light brown sugar (packed )319 g
  • 3/4 cup (149g) granulated sugar149 g
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature )≈ 100 g
  • 2 and 3/4 cups (330g) all-purpose flour330 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (kosher or table salt)≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 8 ounces semi-sweet or dark chocolate (coarsely chopped )227 g
  • 1 and 1/2 tablespoons refined coconut oil≈ 20 g
  • 1/2 cup honey roasted peanuts (coarsely chopped )≈ 170 g
  • flaky sea salt (for sprinkling )n/a

flour 330 gbatter 1373 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 326 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Peanut butter69% · 24th percentile
  • Butter69% · 65th percentile
  • Sugar142% · 84th percentile
  • Egg30% · 55th percentile
  • Leavening3.5% · 75th percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 48th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
11 to 13 minutes
median 11 minutes

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