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    Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies With Salted Peanuts

    by Kathy Owen · "As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases"

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    These crunchy peanut butter cookies were a hit with the whole family. I added my personal touch to them because the original recipe I had been using was a little blah. 

    original peanut butter cookie recipe

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    The photo above is the original recipe from Mom's old cookbooks, which I always used when visiting my Dad. Peanut butter cookies are his favorite, and I make them often. But I enjoy changing things up. 

    The cookies did not have a very strong peanut butter flavor, and hey, that is the name of the cookie, right? So the first thing to do was add more peanut butter to the recipe. Next, the original recipe called for 3 cups of flour. That much flour made the dough too stiff, and it was hard to mix. So, I cut down the amount of flour. 

    I like to shake things up and add extra ingredients to cookie recipes. I went through Dad's cabinets to see what he had, and the almost empty bag of chips with small pieces caught my eye. So did the jar of salted dry-roasted peanuts. 

    Adding the dry roasted peanuts and crispy salted potato chips to the peanut butter cookies was my way of pumping up the taste. I also added extra peanut butter and used less flour. Now the cookies have a more peanut buttery flavor and a bit of crunch!

    How To Make Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies

     
    When I was a teenager, I always made these cookies for my Dad, and I didn't enjoy making them. The dough was so stiff after adding all of the flour, and it was hard to mix up. My new version of the recipe is much easier.

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    Creaming the butter, shortening, and sugars together can be a chore, so I mix them a bit by spoon and then get out the handheld mixer. Dad doesn't have a Kitchenaid Mixer as I do at home, or I would use it for the entire process. 

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    Be sure you soften the butter thoroughly, or there will be tiny hunks in the batter. Also, make sure you break up all the light brown sugar lumps.

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    I stirred the flour until it was mostly mixed in, and then I used the mixer. If you put the mixer beaters down in that flour and turn them on, you have flour everywhere. Ask me how I know. 

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    Then I added the peanuts and potato chips. I liked the idea of adding the extra salt with these two ingredients. You could use any peanuts. 

    how to make Peanut Butter Cookies with extra peanut butter and potato chips

    As you can see, I don't roll my dough into balls or even try to make them look all round and neat. I just push the dough off of the spoon and flatten it just a bit with a fork.

     

    peanut butter cookie dough on a cookie sheet

    If you're into perfection, make them all round and nice, and neat without little bits jutting off every which way. They taste the same either way.

    homemade peanut butter cookies 2

    I bake the cookies on two cookie sheets.  When I take one pan out of the oven, I put the next one in. I don't like to bake two cookie sheets at the same time because the cookies don't cook as evenly.

    Your cookie sheet doesn't have to be new and shiny, either. Ours have been used a lot.

    The Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 cup light brown sugar
    • ½ cup butter softened
    • ½ cup shortening
    • 1 ½ cup peanut butter
    • 2 eggs spoon-beaten
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 ¼ cup flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking soda
    • Pinch of salt
    • ½ cup salted ruffle potato chips crushed
    • ½ cup salted dry roasted peanuts chopped

    Instructions

    • Combine sugar and brown sugar.
    • Mix butter and shortening into the sugars using a mixer.
    • Take a large spoon and continue to mix and cream the sugars and shortening mixture.
    • Add peanut butter and mix well.
    • Stir in eggs and vanilla extract.
    • Combine baking soda, salt, and flour in a bowl then add to mixture.
    • Add crushed potato chips and peanuts.
    • Drop by spoonful onto a greased cookie sheet. You can also roll them into small balls. Use a fork dipped in flour to press the dough down in a crisscross pattern.
    • Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Time will vary according to your oven. The cookies should be lightly browned. They will darken a little after you remove them from the oven.

    Notes

    In the old days, I always mixed everything by hand, and it wasn't easy, especially before I modified the recipe with more peanut butter and less flour. Now, I use a mixer for most of the process. It is entirely up to you how you mix your dough.

    Variations

    Substitute creamy peanut butter for crunchy. 
    Add peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, or a combination of all three
    Use other kinds of salted nuts

    eating homemade peanut butter and cookies

    Those are some good crunchy peanut butter cookies. The cook has to test them before sharing.

    tray of homemade peanut butter cookies

    This recipe makes about five dozen cookies, depending on how big you make them.

     

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    Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies With Dry Roasted Peanuts

    These peanut butter cookies have more peanut butter and less flour than the classic recipes. Special ingredients include dry roasted peanuts and crunchy potato chips.

    Author: Recipe Idea Shop

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    Prep : 20 minutes mins
    Cook : 12 minutes mins
    Total Time: 32 minutes mins
    Course : Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine : American
    Servings : 30 people

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 cup light brown sugar
    • ½ cup butter softened
    • ½ cup shortening
    • 1 ½ cup peanut butter
    • 2 eggs spoon beaten
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 ¼ cup flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking soda
    • Pinch of salt
    • ½ cup salted ruffle potato chips crushed
    • ½ cup salted dry roasted peanuts chopped
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    Instructions
     

    • Combine sugar and brown sugar.
    • Mix butter and shortening into the sugars using a mixer.
    • Take a large spoon and continue to mix and cream the sugars and shortening mixture.
    • Add peanut butter and mix well.
    • Stir in eggs and vanilla extract.
    • Combine baking soda, salt, and flour in a bowl then add to mixture.
    • Add crushed potato chips and peanuts.
    • Drop by spoonful onto a greased cookie sheet. You can also roll them into small balls. Use a fork dipped in flour to press the dough down using a crisscross pattern.
    • Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Time will vary according to your oven. The cookies should be lightly browned. They will darken a little after you remove them from the oven.

    Notes

    In the old days, I always mixed everything by hand, and it wasn't easy, especially before I modified the recipe with more peanut butter and less flour. Now, I use a mixer for most of the process. It is entirely up to you how you mix your dough.
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    The cookies in the canister are a batch I made a few weeks ago. 

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    About Kathy Owen

    Kathy acquired the blog, Recipe Idea Shop in 2024. She was raised on a farm in Arkansas where having a big garden and good food to eat was the norm. She shares recipes for homemade comfort food and new trending dishes.

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