These Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies are loaded with peanut butter flavor and peanut chunks! They taste like Subway Peanut Butter Cookies and are super easy to make! Wait until you try this tender melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness! 

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Peanut Butter Cookies

These are not your Classic fork-pressed peanut butter cookies or 3 ingredient cookies for that matter! But rather compatible with the Subway Peanut Butter Cookies! They are chewy, soft, and loaded with peanut butter flavor! The cookie batter is perfectly whipped and each cookie even has the whipped scooped signature marks on top just like the peanut butter cookies Subway used to have!

Subway

Subway cookies came frozen and already scooped, all the employees had to do is pop them onto a sheet pan and bake them for 8 minutes. I remember the streak marks the cookies used to have when I would bake them for Subway back in the day. The look on top of these cookies resembles those scoop marks! The Peanut Butter (subsequently referred to as PB) Cookies from Subway were one of my favorite cookie flavors and maybe that’s because they were one of the best PB cookies out there! Subway only carries 4 cookie flavors now, which are the Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, White Chip Macadamia Nut, and Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies. The peanut butter cookies are unfortunately discontinued but at least you’ll have this recipe!

What are the Best Peanut Butter Cookies?

I do favor many cookies with PB flavor but these are top-notch! My search for Subway Cookies is over folks, I’m quite thrilled with how my experiment turned out. This gem of a recipe is unique since it was an experimental project similar to my Oatmeal Raisin Cookies so you won’t find one like this! I hope you give these a chance because they are incredibly delicious cookies that spread beautifully on their own!

 

chewy peanut butter cookies with chopped peanuts that taste like subway peanut butter cookies

Q&A

Can I substitute shortening?

Shortening is a type of solid fat, so use margarine or soft butter to compensate.

Can I use Chunky Peanut Butter?

Yes. Chunky peanut butter can be used in place of creamy Peanut butter, just omit the nuts called for.

Why do Peanut Butter Cookies have Fork Marks?

Some reasons for the marks peanut butter cookie dough have could be the fact that they are denser and not willing to spread. The marks flatten the cookie dough ball due to the potential lack of certain ingredients that help the cookies to spread. These cookies on the other hand call for lots of butter including peanut butter which actually helps the cookies spread on their own once baking.

Can Peanut Butter Cookies be Frozen?

Absolutely! The ones at Subway were baked frozen!

To freeze Cookies: scoop onto a tray and flash freeze. Once solid, transfer frozen cookie dough balls into a freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months.

For Refrigerator Cookies: place whipped cookie dough batter into a large container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week. Scoop and bake as needed. Note: omit the butter and use margarine for scoopable cookies. Butter solidifies making the batter harder to scoop once refrigerated.

How long do you bake Subway Cookies?

Usually, cookies are perfectly baked if they are ever so slightly underbaked. Overbaked cookies won’t be as chewy and sometimes harden or taste dry. The perfect timing for cookies is 7-8 minutes for dough that has been scooped with a [eafl id="24619" name="1 1/2-inch scoop / Size 40." text="size 40 cookie scoop"] or 11 minutes if cookies are scooped with [eafl id="24621" name="Cookie Scoop - Size 24" text="a cookie scoop size 24"].

Can I add Oatmeal?

Yes! Oatmeal and peanut butter go very well and make for a healthier cookie! Omit 1/2 cup of flour and add 1 cup of old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats.

What can I substitute for Butter?

Margarine or some kind of buttery blend makes great substitutes for the butter in this recipe.

 

 

Tips for Making Cookies:

  1. Omit the peanut chunks and use peanut butter chips or chunky peanut butter for the creamy kind.
  2. Add some Peanut butter M&Ms for a festive look!
  3. Omit 1/2 cup of flour and add 1 cup of oatmeal for Chewy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies.
  4. Bake cookies for 11 minutes for large cookies or 7-8 minutes for 1-inch cookies.

Cookie Recipes to try:

How to make Peanut Butter Cookies like Subway:

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 11 minutes
Total Time: 16 minutes
Servings: 27 cookies
Author: Alyona Demyanchuk
These Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies are loaded with peanut butter flavor and peanut chunks! They taste like Subway Peanut Butter Cookies and are super easy to make! Wait until you try this tender melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness! 

Ingredients

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough:

  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 4 oz butter (1 stick)
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped peanuts (optional)

Instructions

How to make Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies:

  • Cream the shortening, butters, and sugars for 2 minutes until pale and fluffy.
  • peanut butter cookie dough batter inside a stainless steel bowl
    Mix in the eggs and then the dry ingredients. Beat well. Fold in the nuts.
  • Scoop cookie dough using a 1 1/2" scoop. Place cookies onto a cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 11 minutes at 375°F.

Notes

Notes: This recipe makes 27 large cookies. I used a size 40 cookie scoop but you can use a 1/4 measuring cup instead. 
  • To freeze Cookies: scoop onto a tray and flash freeze. Once solid, transfer frozen cookie dough balls into a freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months.
  • For Refrigerator Cookies: use margarine instead of butter and place whipped cookie dough batter into a large container and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week. Scoop and bake as needed. Note: margarine won't solidify like butter making it easier to scoop. 

Nutrition per serving

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 211kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 248mgPotassium: 87mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 123IUCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg

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55 comments

    • Debi

    Best peanut butter cookies ever!

    So much flavor. Thank you

    • Debi

    Best Peanut Butters cookies I ever eaten! Thank you for the recipe.

    • Brittany

    Do I need to use salted butter? Or unsalted?

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      Hi, unsalted butter.

    • Lana

    My cookies were baking 17 min. Delicious recipe!! Thank you!

    • Alexa

    Can i use raw peanuts ?

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      They need to be roasted

    • Christy

    How do you cook the frozen cookie dough?

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      Hi Christy, it goes straight into the oven frozen.

    • Christen Caudill

    Did you use butter flavored shortening or all vegetable shortening?

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      I prefer to use palm fruit shortening, but I probably used Crisco or a vegetable shortening when I made these.

    • Katie

    What brand of peanut butter did you use for your cookies?

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      I usually buy creamy peanut butter, however, you can use crunchy peanut butter too.

    • Sharon

    They are the best peanut butter cookies I have ever made! Instead of peanuts I used peanut butter chips. Thank you for the receipe.

      • Alyona Demyanchuk

      Wonderful, Sharon!

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