Festive peanut butter Christmas sugar cookies — soft, buttery, and perfect for holiday cookie trays. Quick to bake and fun to decorate!
Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies
These Peanut Butter Christmas Sugar Cookies combine holiday spirit with classic cookie comfort. Soft, buttery sugar cookies get a peanut butter twist — adding extra richness and that cozy flavor we all love around the holidays. If you’re already a fan of my Classic Sugar Cookies or Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies, you’ll adore how these peanut butter versions bring a whole new spin to the holiday cookie tray.
With simple pantry ingredients and easy steps, this cookie recipe is perfect for festive baking sessions, cookie exchanges, or gifting homemade sweets. Whether you serve them iced with sprinkles or keep them simple, these holiday cookies are always a hit with family and friends.
How to Make Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
Cream the wet ingredients. In a large bowl, use an electric hand mixer to beat together the peanut butter, butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
Add the dry ingredients. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix until a soft dough forms. Shape the dough into a ball, cover, and chill in the refrigerator for 45 minutes.
Scoop the dough. After chilling, roll or scoop the dough into tablespoon-sized balls and place them on a baking sheet.
Flatten and decorate. Gently press each dough ball with a fork to flatten and create the classic crisscross pattern. Sprinkle holiday sugar sprinkles on top, then press again lightly in the opposite direction to help the sprinkles stick.
Bake. Bake at 350°F for 14–15 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet before transferring—or eating!
Storing Peanut Butter Cookies
Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. For longer freshness, you can freeze baked cookies in a freezer-safe bag for up to 2 months — just thaw and enjoy.
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Peanut Butter Christmas Sugar Cookies
PrintIngredients
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 tesapoon salt
- green sugar sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
- In a large bowl cream together peanut butter, butter, brown sugar, sugar, egg and vanilla with a electric hand mixer.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt to bowl and continue mixing on a lower speed until blended.
- Cover dough and chill in the refrigerator for 45 minutes.
- Preheat oven at 375 degrees F.
- Spray cookie sheets with nonstick spray or cover with silicone baking mats. Place tablespoon sized pieces of dough on cookie sheet. Using a fork, gently press down each cookie, creating a criss cross pattern with the fork. Add sugar sprinkles on top of each cookie.
- Bake cookies for 14-15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Peggy Fenstermacher says
Is the butter melted or not for this recipe?
Pamela says
Hey Peggy, the butter is melted.
Honi says
It was a little crummy but I added water to the batter and it came together. But for the most part it was good
barbara says
can you use bread flour to make the peanut butter cookies. if so are measurements the same?
Thanks.
Barbara
Pamela says
Hey Barbara, you could substitute bread flour (same measurements). If you’re looking for a recipe that I LOVE with bread flour check out these cookies: https://brooklynfarmgirl.com/chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies-made-with-bread-flour/