These Apple Peanut Butter Cookies are so soft, sweet and melt-in-your-mouth delicious! They’re easy to prepare with an amazing apple & peanut butter flavor combination.
Soft Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
One of the best peanut butter cookies you’ll have!! I love adding chopped apples to my peanut butter cookie recipe, it makes them ultra soft and that perfect flavor combination we all love. Hope you enjoy!
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Ingredients Needed For These Peanut Butter Cookies
- softened butter, salted– For most of my recipes I use salted butter. Unsalted works too.
- granulated sugar– This fine white sugar adds sweetness to the cookie.
- brown sugar, light– This cookie recipe can use light or dark brown sugar.
- large egg– For consistency, I use large eggs in my cooking and baking.
- pure vanilla extract– For best tasting results use pure vanilla.
- creamy peanut butter– Use your favorite brand of peanut butter.
- diced fresh apple– I used Fuji
- all-purpose flour– Flour is the main dry ingredient in the cookies.
- kosher salt– Kosher salt is a course salt commonly used in cooking and baking. I prefer it over table salt.
- baking soda– Baking soda helps the cookies rise during baking.
- white chocolate chips– Find white chocolate chips near the other chocolate chips at the grocery store.
How To Make Peanut Butter Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream butter and sugars until mixed well. Add egg and vanilla mixing until well combined. Stir in peanut butter and diced apples. Slowly mix in the flour, baking soda and salt until dough forms, then stir in white chocolate chips until just combined. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop dough, roll into sugar then place onto baking sheet. With tines of a fork, press down slightly making an X on top of each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, cookies should look somewhat soft inside when you take them out. Let cool for 15 minutes before transferring to a serving plate.
Once your butter and sugars are well combined and egg plus vanilla mixed in, add the peanut butter and chopped apples.
Can I Use A Different Variety Of Apples?
Yes, you can use whatever apple variety you prefer. The Fuji apple was nice and sweet. Granny Smith will be sweet and tart. Use your preference or what you have on hand.
Roll scoops of dough into sugar and use a fork to criss cross tops of cookies before baking. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 10-11 minutes. Remove and let cool.
How To Store Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container or Ziplock baggie on counter or in refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Leftovers
Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Apple Peanut Butter Cookies
Equipment
- Oven
- mixing bowl
- baking sheet
- chef knife to dice apple
- cutting board
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- mixing spoon
Ingredients
- 1 stick softened butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 Cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 Cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 Cup diced apples about 1/4 inch, I used fuji
- 1 1/2 Cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 Cup granulated sugar or sanding sugar for a nice crunch on the outsides of the cookie
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream butter and sugars until mixed well. Add egg and vanilla mixing until well combined. Stir in peanut butter and diced apples. Slowly mix in the flour, baking soda and salt until dough forms, then stir in white chocolate chips until just combined. With a medium cookie scoop, scoop dough, roll into sugar then place onto baking sheet. With tines of a fork, press down slightly making an X on top of each cookie. Bake for 10-12 minutes, cookies should look somewhat soft inside when you take them out. Let cool for 15 minutes before transferring to a serving plate.
Nutrition
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What a yummy little cookie. I can always count on you to make a great cookie out of a combo that I love. These sound and look divine!
Great creation!! I love pb and apples too!
Those look so yummy!!
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Apples and peanut butter yummy
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I will have to try these…lovin the PB!
Oh my…delicious!! Apples and pb are one of my most favorite things…ever. 🙂
I think I bookmark just about all of your cookie recipes. I”ve never made cookies with apples, but I can’t wait to try!
They look so delicious! I love apples and peanut butter. Both times I was pregnant, that was my super favorite snack. I can’t believe you found a way to make it even better – put it in a cookie! You’re genius. 🙂
Thanks everyone. Those vanilla granola clusters can be found at markets like Whole Foods, Sprouts, Fresh and Easy or if you are still not having luck, you can use the boxed cereal that is granola based. Enjoy!!
I am loving these!
Oh WOW – what a combination. I am so excited to try these.
zesty
These look wonderful! I love peanut butter and apples as well.
oooh, I love that flavor combo- what a fun idea for a cookie!
Jenny I’m so salivating now! I’m sure they’re incredible! But I’m not sure that I’d be able to not eat all the dough! 😉
apples and PB are so good together, great idea to make it into a cookie!
What a great combination to use in a cookie! I really like your addition of granola too for the added crunch.
These look so gorgeous Jenny I love apple and peanut butter too. 🙂
These looks wonderful Jenny!
Great job sista!!
What arevanilla clusters and where can you fins them in the store? This looks so yummy! Thanks!
Looks sinful and I can’t wait to eat ’em. I’m headed to the pantry right now to see if I can make these NOW.
Looks amazing!
NAOmni
This sounds absolutely YUMMY!!! Great idea!
I love apples and peanut butter! And cookies. 😉 Those look awesome, I’m definitely trying them out.
Well, I’ve never really commented on your blog before, though I’ve followed it fanatically for like a year now. 🙂 I always love your dessert creations. These sound amazing! I dip everything in peanut butter too – pieces of chocolate, apples, celery, carrot sticks, you name it. So your peanut butter recipes are what I look forward to the most. Thanks for what sounds like another great one!
What a great cookie. I would eat couple for sure.
Jenny,
this is such a great recipe…You should have kept this secret (but thanks for sharing). I am going to make these as soon as I buy some peanut butter.
-shannon
Wow, this sounds unbelievably delicious.
Cheers,
elra
Oh how I love peanut butter cookies…and what a great idea adding apples to them. I’ve gotta try these!
very nice picky dish, thanks for sharing
One of my favorite snacks is Fuji apples and PB. I can’t believe I hadn’t thought about making them into a cookie. Thanks for this recipe. I think I’ll try it out today!
Oh my goodness! Those look fantastic! If I didn’t have to leave the house right now I’d be in the kitchen making these! YUM YUM!
This is an exceptionally creative recipe… thanks for sharing it with us!
Just stumbled onto your blog for the first time today and I’m really enjoying it. You have an enthusiastic writing style and a real knack for making cooking fun!
Dan
Casual Kitchen
I think this is the first recipe I’ve seen with apples and peanut butter. Very creative!
I love anything apples. I know my son would like these. Its a challenge trying to find things he will eat.
Love the apple and peanut butter combination. The addition of granola was a great ideas.
One of my kids favorite snacks is apple and peanut butter. I will have to try these cookies. I hope I can find vanilla clusters. These look delicious!