Honey-Peanut Butter Cookies
I totally lived on peanut butter growing up. I would forsake any other meal for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I slathered peanut butter on everything. When I say everything, I mean everything. I could never get enough of the stuff, and I still eat it almost every day. However, with all of that peanut butter eating, a popular trend escaped me… the peanut butter and honey combo. Suddenly within the last year or so, I’ve heard of folks eating peanut butter and honey sandwiches. I’ve seen jars of honey peanut butter show up at the grocery store. Pictures of honey-peanut butter ice cream have popped up on Pinterest. I might be late hopping on this train, but I couldn’t let honey-peanut butter cookies pass me by.
I’ve made quite a few different peanut butter cookies in my day, and these rank right up there at the top with my favorites. The honey flavor is subtle, hitting you just as you finish chewing and lingering a bit on the tongue. Once I made at ate these, I realized how silly it was that I never got the connection between peanut butter and honey. Hello! Honey-roasted peanuts! Doh! My grandma always kept a jar of honey-roasted peanut in her pantry when I was a kid, and I just could not help myself. If allowed, I would have eaten that entire jar in one day.
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Now that the combination of peanut butter and honey is in my life, I’m not letting it go. Grape jelly will always be my first love, but a girl can have room in her heart for more than one pb love, right?!
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Honey-Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1½ cups (187.5 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ¾ teaspoon (0.75 teaspoon) baking soda
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) salt
- ½ cup (129 g) creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup (169.5 ml) honey
- ¼ cup (51.25 g) vegetable shortening
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar, in a small bowl, for rolling cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the peanut butter, honey and shortening on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low and gradually add the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Give the mixture a final stir with a rubber spatula to ensure all of the flour has been incorporated.
- Use a medium cookie scoop (about 2 tablespoons of dough) to scoop out dough and roll into a ball between the palms of your hands. Roll in the sugar and place on the prepared baking sheets about two inches apart. Using fork tines, press a criss-cross pattern into the tops of the cookies, flattening them into disks.
- Bake until lightly golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then use a spatula to remove them to a wire rack to cool completely. The cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
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Peanut butter and honey on English muffins are the BOMB. I bet these cookies are wonderful and I can’t wait to try them!!
I often have peanut butter and honey on toast in the morning and looooove the combo! These cookies look lovely!
These look delicious! I have a brand new jar of honey that’s been waiting for something fun to do. And I actually have eaten the whole jar of honey roasted peanuts in one sitting… it’s not as fun at the end as it is in the beginning, trust me!
I saw this recipe and had to try it today! They are terrific! And I doubled the recipe. I did make the cookies smaller than 2 tablespoons each after the first batch. Thanks for the inspiration!
One of my favorite cookies I’ve ever made was a peanut butter cookie with honey in it. SO obviously these must be good!
I’ve always been a little skeptical of peanut butter & honey sandwiches, but your cookies look so amazing – I’d totally go for a few of these.
I love PB & honey sandwiches, these are my kind of cookies!
This is a super combination! Looks amazing. I’d love some of these with an afternoon coffee.
Ugh I want to make this so badly, but we only have crunchy peanut butter!
My husband always drizzles honey on his pb toast in the morning. He would love these cookies!
My fiance is addicted to honey roasted PB, so I will definitely be making these for him!
Okay this may sound weird, but it’s sooo yummy. My sister started doing this when we were little. She would mix maple syrup with peanut butter and then make a sandwich….try it.
These look wonderful!
Honey-roasted peanuts make the best peanut butter, too! I always have a jar of homemade honey roasted peanut PB on hand. I love the TJs nuts for that.
And your cookies look great! I have a feeling I could give you a run for your money with love of PB. It’s my #1 crush :) And these cookies would be gobbled! Pinned!
As a kid, I actually preferred peanut butter and honey. I guess my fruit and vegetable aversion was pretty deep. These cookies sound heavenly.
what could you use to replace the vegetable shortening?
Hi Shelley, I don’t recommend substituting for the shortening, as it’s vital to the texture of the cookie. However, if you feel so compelled to do so, you could go with butter, but then swap out at least half of the granulated sugar with brown sugar, or your cookies will not be soft and chewy.
I love a peanut butter cookie, but I’ve never tried anything but the one that comes on the back of the Kraft packet! These are a definite must xo
LOVE peanut butter and honey together (try a sandwich with some sliced bananas on it). I do not like to bake with vegetable shortening. Can butter be substituted for the shortening?
Hi Donna, I’ve always used shortening in my peanut butter cookies – it makes a wonderfully soft texture. If you use butter, the texture will certainly not be the same, and I would recommend substituting at least half of the granulated sugar with brown sugar.
I love honey and peanut butter together! Heaven!
These sound seriously incredible! Love the addition of honey!!
If I was going to go all honey (and cut out the sugar), what do you think the subs should b? I use raw honey. These look so great!
Hi Tess, Hmm I am not at all sure, and I’m not sure how doing that would affect the texture of the cookies.
Peanut butter and honey is a great combo for oat meal too. I love this cookie as it simple but is a hit with most people. Honey adds a nice sweetness to most nut cookies. I can not wait to try it
I guess I’m late on boarding the honey/peanut butter train too! I never thought about using honey in peanut butter cookies! These sound divine!
I am a huge honey roasted peanut fan! Can’t wait to try these cookies.
We love peanut butter and honey in our house! These cookies sounds delicious!
Funny, I never got the connection either until you mentioned honey roasted peanuts! These cookies look they’d be scooped off a plate in no time flat!
I wish I had some of those right now. They look so tasty!
Oh my! I will be making these today! They sound delish!
I made some honey-peanut butter cookies a few years ago and they were amazing! I’ll have to try yours because my old recipe made 8 dozen :)
Honey & PB sounds divine. This with some tea. Perfect