This is a quick recipe for cookies when you are in a crunch for time and need to have something for the dessert platter now! These are very soft and taste great. I have yet to have anyone toss these cookies back on my platter.
These cookies are awsome! i did make some minor changes though, i used 3 eggs, substituted milk for the water, and added 1 1/2 cup of peanut butter. They were not to cake-like and not to crumbly! perfect in between!
Read MoreThey had an unusual taste and texture that I did not care for. Will not make again.
Read MoreThese cookies are awsome! i did make some minor changes though, i used 3 eggs, substituted milk for the water, and added 1 1/2 cup of peanut butter. They were not to cake-like and not to crumbly! perfect in between!
This was the BEST peanut butter cookie recipe I have ever made! My husband and kids loved it and so did my company! :) It was VERY easy, and quick to make. I did add more peanut butter to my recipe though, I think I put in 2 cups instead of the 1 cup it calls for. This made a more peanut-buttery taste to the cookies. Try this one, it is easy and the cookies FLY off your cookie rack the second they are baked! :)
This recipe was so quick and easy. I made them as bars. I crisscrossed them with a fork and then baked them form about 18 minutes in a 9X13 metal pan. Then, when I took them out of the oven, I loosened the edges and turned them upside down onto a cookie sheet and cut them with a pizza cutter. Yum! I used almost a whole jar of pnut butter, too! Thanks for a great recipe, Janet!
These are the best Peanut Butter cookies I ever made. And the really cool thing is it's so simple I don't even have to write it down!
Absolutely fantastic- I added a little bit more peanut butter, peanut butter chips and chocolate chips and they were by far the best cookies I've ever made! My family couldn't get enough of them! Be sure to bake them a bit longer for firmness. Enjoy!!!
EXCELLENT!!!!This is the recipe that I have been searching for. After reading other reviews, I added 1 1/2 cups peanut butter, and baked for 8 minutes, and they came out absolutely wonderful! The kids loved them.
This was a very quick and easy recipe. I cut down the cooking time just a bit in order to have a softer cookie. It was great.
These were so easy, and had a great taste! They also were very soft. I added 1/2 cup more peanut butter, and to half the batch I added chocolate chips. My family enjoyed these and I'll be making these again when I need some cookies quickly! Thanks Janet!
I thought these cookies were really good the reason i think they came out to crunchy coked to long that happened to me to but i actually liked them that way i made this recipie 2 days in a row this one is a keeper.
These cookies were very easty make. I think I might add a little more peanut butter to them though. I also think that I will try different kind of cakes mixes to get a differnet taste. I think Chocalate might be good!
Excellent easy cookie! The only change I made was to use applesauce instead of oil. But they turned out perfect. I sprinkled with Pensey's Vanilla Sugar when I took them out of the oven. YUMMMM!
This recipe yields some great and easy cookies! However, I strongly recommend, as others have, using 1.5 cups of peanut butter and 3 eggs. I also sprinkled with sugar before baking, and baked for 12 minutes. Adding the extras yields 5 dozen cookies. 4.5 stars.
Wow! Very easy to make these soft, delicious cookies! I'll make a double batch next time. I highly recommend this one.
This cookie is quick and easy. I liked them. The type of peanut butter can be creamy or crunchy.
They had an unusual taste and texture that I did not care for. Will not make again.
I thought the idea was great, but the cookies were a bit too 'cakey' and not peanut buttery enough. I modified the recipe by using devil's food cake mix, and doubling the pb (plus used reduced fat). They are AWESOME! My 3 Year old is not a sweets kind of kid (doesn't get that from me), and he LOVES these cookies. Thanks so much for posting this, and giving such great ideas.
Because of some of the reviews, I did add 1 teaspoon peanut butter extract (Watkins) to enhance the peanut butter taste. Prior to the extract addition, the cookie batter did have the distinct flavor of the cake mix.
I tried this one because I had all the ingredients and it looked easy. WOW! I didn't change any ingredients and I made the cookies really big. I had been proofing some bread in my oven, so I left the pan of water on the bottom when I baked the cookies. I baked the cookies on a metal sheet with a fiberglass baking mat on it and WOW! These cookies were MOIST, scrumptious and not at all crumbly! The edges browned but they didn't get crispy. Mouth-watering! The second batch is in now with fork marks & sugar! This will be THE peanut butter cookie recipe for our family. AMAZING!
These came out great!!! I followed the suggestions of using 3 eggs, but I only had 1 cup of regular peanutbutter (which I used). The next jar I had was the Honey Peanutbutter (JIF), so I only added a 1/4 cup of that not knowing how the honey would affect the cookie. The cookies taste great - add I am sure they would be even better with some chocolate chips. Love the soft texture too! I used the double pudding Classic Butter cake mix from betty crocker.
They were kind of dry and didn't have much taste. I could barely taste the peanut butter. My family agreed.
this was sooooooooo good and easy to make didnt last very long though will make again but double the batch
Absolutely scrumptious!! We were out of yellow so we experimented with lemon cake mix instead. The cookies turned out surprisingly well. The tanginess of the cake mix added an extra kick to the recipe.
Like other cake mix cookies I've made, I use a melted stick of margerine instead of oil. I used Skippy Super Chunk peanut butter and added a pkg. of Reese's Pieces. Came together in five minutes and my son made these almost by himself. Great for using up those lone boxes of cake mix in your pantry. Next time, I might use chocolate or devil's food and peanut butter M&M's.
Good cookies. Needs a little more peanut butter added. My husband liked them. I will make again with more peanut butter.
So easy and so soft! They are wonderful. I did add extra peanut butter...it still could have had more. Wonderfully simple and quick!
Very, very good and simple to make
WOW! Loved this! They are beautiful, soft and moist. My husband asked me to make them again right away!
These had an odd texture--too spongy and cakey to be cookies, but they were very easy and my husband did enjoy them!
What great cookies. Very easy and delicious. I added an extra half cup of peanut butter but it still wasn't peanutty enough for me. I'll try more next time. Thanks for the great recipe.
It took almost twice as long to cook as the recipe said. I thought that the cookie didn't taste very peanut-buttery, and it seemed to have a funny aftertaste.
This is a very quick and delicious recipe. Instead of flattening with a fork, I dropped teaspoons of the dough in mini muffin pans. I baked them at the same temp and time as the recipe said. When they came out of the oven, I immediately pushed an unwrapped peanut butter cup in the middle. Let cool before removing from the pan. DELICIOUS!!!
Nice peanut butter taste, but I followed the directions for baking time and they turned out really dry. They break really easily and have almost a powdery consistency. They're not all they're cracked up to be.
This recipe was Ok..the cake mix overpowered the peanut butter a bit. A very soft cookie and super easy to make. I altered a batch by using applesauce instead of oil, and I made a thumbprint in the center & added jelly. Need to cook a minute or two longer than recomended.
I was looking for a Peanut Butter Cookie recipe & came upon this one. I love trying new recipes & it was so delicious. My cookies didn't turn out anything like the picture shows. At first my boyfriend wasn't impressed with these because he didn't think there was much of a flavor & I did add the extra egg and an extra 1/2 cup of peanut butter too, but once the cookies were cooled off, oh my gosh, then it was a whole different story behind this recipe. I think the key to these cookies is to allow them to cool before serving them to get the full flavor. My future inlaws came up for my birthday & I put a plate of these cookies out & they loved them!!! I even sent a bag of cookies home for them too. Thank you for posting this recipe.
Good basic cookie. I added more peanut butter as many suggested. About 2 cups. Still wanted more peanut butter flavor. Hint: To keep cookies moist put a slice of bread in the sealed container with the cookies. They will stay good for days.
I baked each batch for 25min. Results were good. I like more peanut butter flaver, next time I'll add more peanut butter.
A great recipe!!! Easy for big and little kids alike...and a great flavor. This is one to make with the kids or grandkids.
I made these cookies last night and my family loved them. Thankyou so much for this quick and simple recipe that has a wonderful richness in every single bite!! P.S. I used 1 1/2 cups peanut butter and baked for 10 minutes (yummy)
The cookies came out very dry and chalky and it crumbled very easily. I didn't like it at all. Although, my 2nd and last batch was alright. In this batch I added 1/3 cup of brown sugar and a bit if margerine and some chocolate chips. It made it taste a lot better and a bit more moist but it still crumbled. I threw away the first batch and kept the last 2. I'll probably not make this again.
Nice soft cookies. Would like to add peanuts or more peanut butter to the mix but other than that, it was a nice treat. I used White Cake batter and it turned out fine :)
I went by the recipe, but I also added chocolate chips into the mix. I sprinkled sugar on top of the cookies before baking. They turned out excellent.
recipe was very easy...i didn't add extra peanut butter as most reviews had recommended...i used chocolate cake mix instead of vanilla...worked very well !!
I give this four stars because of all the changes I made. I used three eggs, 1 1/2 c. peanut butter, and I put sugar on the top before baking. I baked for 11 minutes and they turned out great.
After searching for an easy & quick peanut butter cookie recipe, I tried this one! I recently purchased reduced fat peanut butter-which tasted awful- so I wanted to find a way to use it so it didn't go to waste. As another reviewer mentioned, I used 2cups of reduced fat peanut butter (basically, the whole 18oz jar). They turned out great!!! They are super easy to make - just make sure you use a large & deep mixing bowl if you are using a hand mixer. I rolled them into balls in the palm of my hand, then let me 3 year old make criss-cross marks with a fork dipped in sugar. I baked them about 10-12 minutes as directed & checked them often since other people mentioned the tendency to dry out & crumble. They have a nice crispy edge & soft (but not mushy) center. Will keep this recipe on hand for future use!!
Great recipe! I added 1/2 c. extra peanut butter by suggestion of your other reviews and they're perfect, I intend to bring them to school tomorrow (name>>16...) I hope they make it past first period.
These cookies are great. I also think they are best a little underbaked. They stay really soft. I sprinkled sugar on the tops before baking and it was delicious.
This is perfect for me. The cookie was a little pale looking, but the flavor was great, and the ease in making the cookie just can't be beat.
I always have problems getting my cookies baked evenly, without burning the bottoms, but this recipe is moist and delicious. I didn't add any extra peanut butter, they were perfect.
These taste like yellow cake. Just bake a cake.
Meh. It was okay, but I'd prefer even store-bought cookies to these. They were easy to make but not even really worth the effort. I'll stick with from-scratch cookies from now on.
This recipe was good, though I recommend, as others did, to increase peanut butter to 1 and 1/2 cups instead of just one cup. I added about 1/2 to 2/3 cup chocolate chips, and I dropped them by the tablespoonful. (Not teaspoonful) (This made larger cookies - looks better). I would DEFINITELY NOT bake for the prescribed time of 10-12 minutes. Start checking at 8 min., which is when mine were done. Overall a decent recipe when something is needed quickly ...
Although the kids liked these cookies. They just weren't sweet enough or nutty enough for me.
The cookies are soft, chewy and delicious! They're so very rich too! To make its texture more interesting, I added about a cup of chopped mixed nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts). The more, the merrier!
I love these cookies. I think that they are pretty rich for a peanut butter cookie. I read some of the reviews before making them so I watched them very carefully and took them out of the oven a couple of minutes early and didn't have any problems with them being dry or crumbly. I did another batch for the full amount of time and they did end up a little dry. I also used only half the amount of peanut butter the recipe called for and they were still delicious.
Wonderful recipe. I just added all ingredients to a bowl and used a hand mixer to blend. Made it even faster! I added a bit more milk, though. Easy, fast, and my baby's first peanut butter cookie! She loved it, too! Thanks.
I didn't have any shortening, which most of the other recipes called for, but I did have a box of yellow cake mix. This recipe was quick and easy, and very good!
These cookies brought me right back to my childhood...this is THE recipes my gram always made...except you have to stick a hershey's kiss in the center of each cookies...pure bliss!!!
Huge hit with the kids. Just o.k. for me. On taste, I give it three stars but it is so easy I had to give it four stars over all. I mix all the other ingredients together first, then stirred in the cake mix. Much easier to stir together. Especially if you have a little helper with you. I did follow the advice of others and increased peanut butter to 1 1/2 cups, increased eggs to three, and sprinkled with sugar. Oh, and I dumped in about 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips. Even with the increase in peanut butter these seemed pretty mild to me. When I tried to make it easy on myself and dump it into a 9 x 13 pan I did not have much success with cooking it. The edges got to dark while the middle stayed raw. Devil's Food sounded like a good idea but they aren't sweet enough. They taste like a shortbread, so that's what I called them ;)
I made these for my dad for Father's Day because he likes soft peanut butter cookies and my own recipes are all "sinkers" as he calls them--hard and crunchy. I justs put all of the peanut butter I had on hand, which turned out to be about 1 1/2 cups. I forgot the water but I didn't need it. Formed them with a 1-inch cookie scoop and placed them on parchment lined sheet. Baked exactly 10 minutes at 350. REALLY GOOD RECIPE! One thing I'm goining to change for next time: adding 1/2 tsp salt. Going to put this one in my personal recipe collection!
What a good idea to use a cake mix! It kept them moist and gave a different texture to the standard peanut butter cookie. I didn't have yellow cake mix so I used Lemon Supreme instead. It's an acquired taste but I thought it added flair.
I was disappointed because the cookies turned out cake like and crumbly...
Try chocolate cake mix. What more can you ask for than peanut butter and chocolate!! YUMMY!!!! Moist and soft...
I added a bit more peanut butter than the recipe called for, ... they were delcious!
This recipe gets 4 stars mostly for convenience. They were SO easy to prepare, and were really tasty. The cookies crumbled a lot... I may add more liquid next time. Not the "perfect" peanut butter cookie, but still really good. I'll make them again.
These were super EASY cookies to make, and they taste sooo YUMMY!!! I cut the baking time down to 6-7 mins because I love my cookies soft. If you like crisper cookies then 8-9 mins should do it. Thanks for sharing this one, it's my new #1 PB Cookie recipe.
I used two cups of peanut butter to add more flavor, and the taste was good. The recipe was also very easy, however, it was not the best ever. The cookies came out looking wonderful, but even completely cooled they just fell apart in your hands. I ended up with half the batch in pieces and crumbs.
Very good cookie! I used 1 1/2 cups peanut butter and they turned out perfect!
This is such a great and easy recipe! I would also recommend adding more peanut butter (one half to a full cup more). Other than that, it is wonderful!!
Used a caramel cake mix instead of yellow and added a few chocolate chips. Yummy!
I used Nutella instead of peanut butter but otherwise followed the directions. They turned out great! I'll definitely try this recipe as written as well. Thanks, Janet!
I found this recipe to be rather dry and the cookies crumbled easily. It had a nice peanut butter taste, but was not as moist as I had expected. I added chocolate chips and I think it helped the taste. However, I am still searching for the ultimate yet easy peanut butter cookie recipe!
Every kid that has tasted these cookies LOVES them. It's a great recipe that is super easy to make. Personally I like my peanut butter cookies a little chewier than these turn out, but you really can't go wrong with these...especially when making 4 dozen for a 4th grade class.
I loved these cookies!!! The way i made them better was by rolling the dough into a sort of flattened ball and sticking a hershey's dark chocolate kiss inside of it and then rolling it into a ball, covering the kiss completely. Serve warm for the inside to be warm and melted or serve room temperature to have the cookies more like a candy.
Not bad, and a good use of cake mix. However, I think my standard peanut butter cookies are better (basic recipe with peanut butter and no flour).
I was very excited to try this recipe, especially after making and loving lemon cookies made from cake mix, but I was so disappointed with this cookie that I tossed out the dough after baking up the first dozen. As others mentioned, they tasted too much like the yellow cake mix, so I'll be sticking with more traditional PB cookie recipes.
I tried this easy recipe hoping for a winner, but the cookies are dry and have a terrible artificial aftertaste from the mix. I knew something was wrong when I noticed their odd appearance when baking. They are easy, but are not anything I would ever make again.
These are really good cookies, they can only be a little bit better. That is why I gave them a four.
Very good cookies. I wonder how it would be if I tried this with chocolate cake mix instead of yellow cake . . .
These were soooo easy and tasted excellent, very moist. The ingredients are things you'll always have on hand. We added chocolate chips to the batter & it was great! A definate keeper.
I'm not sure what to put for the rating because I altered the recipe by using a reduced sugar Pilsbury yellow cake mix and I added chocolate chips and a bit more peanut butter as previous reviewers sugggested. My cookies came out dry and not sweet enough...so I turned them into ice cream sandwiches which turned out better.
Just had a neighbors peanut butter cookie and these tasted flat compared to hers. Even my husband didn't like them.
These are soooo good! And super easy! I almost always have a box of cake mix in the pantry, so these are great for when you suddenly need to whip some cookies up quickly!
This recipe was really good!! It was very quick and easy to make, and I had all the ingredients already in the house! I followed what many people sugested and added 1 and 1/2 cups of peanut butter. I also added 3 eggs. I found that the cookies were just "peanut butter-y" enough, so that amount was sufficient. However the cookies, were kind of caky for my style. My cookies were perfect after 10 min. in the oven.
Terrific. Dough holds together very well. Nice and crisp on the outside and soft and flavorful on the inside.
I halved the recipe since my family is not really a cookie eater. I was a little dissappointed. The cookies smelled and looked really delicious but the peanut butter flavor was too weak. I will, however, make this again and add 3 cups of peanut butter and replace the water with milk. Maybe with these changes the cookie would taste better...hopefully!
Easy, yummy cookie. I tried it with chocolate cake mix and confetti cake mix. :-) The peanut butter taste doesn't stand out like previous reviewers have said. *update* I rolled the dough into round pillow shapes (basically just skip flattening with a fork), baked for about 10 minutes then pressed a mini peanut butter cup into the middle. Also, subbed milk for the water. To die for! :-)
Very yummy and quick!
Surprisingly, I did not care for this recipe. I found the cookies lacked that "cookie" quality. They were too light, too bread like, and I did not care for them at all. I LOVE peanut butter cookies, but found these lacking.
