Easy Honey Roasted Peanut Butter Cookies

These honey roasted peanut butter cookies are a simple but unique recipe that makes a crunchy (from the crunchy pb not the texture) and sweet classic cookie.

I’m a peanut butter lover. I have spent most of my life eating peanut butter toast for breakfast, and most of my childhood eating peanut butter (no jelly) sandwiches for lunch. I never ate a ton of peanut butter cookies as a kid, with the exception of Nutter Butters, which are delightful and I loved. Have you tried the chocolate covered ones? Well done Nabisco. As I write this I now know, I need to try making a chocolate covered peanut butter cookie as well.

But this recipe is for my honey roasted peanut butter cookies. While I love regular old Jif, honey roasted peanut butter has it’s place too. It’s got an extra sweetness that can be really nice in some places. These also use crunchy peanut butter to add just a little bit more texture to the cookie. I love nuts in cookies, but not everyone does. But I had people who refuse to eat nut desserts try these and they gave them the thumbs up if you’re worried.

Baking Notes & Tips

If you can’t find Crunchy honey roasted peanut butter, you can totally use honey roasted peanut butter and add chopped nuts, or regular peanut butter and add honey and peanuts. While I haven’t tested those ingredients in this recipe, I know it will work. I would add 2-3 tbsp of honey to standard peanut butter and the amount of nuts just to your liking.

I also wanted to create something really easy to bake, and using self-rising flour cuts out a few ingredients. All of my other peanut butter cookie recipes use traditional flours so if you can’t get your hands on that and it is making it more difficult, I’d try one of those.

Honey Roasted Peanut Butter Cookies Key Ingredients

• Self Rising Flour – Using self rising flour instead of all purpose negates the need to use baking powder or salt. It’s all worked in to the flour and you just scoop the flour. One less thing to measure. If you can’t find self rising flour, I’d use all purpose and add 1 3/4 tsp baking powder, and 3/4 tsp of salt.
• Honey Roasted Peanut Butter – And crunchy peanut butter at that. The crunchy peanut butter isn’t required to make these honey roasted peanut butter cookies but it IS suggested. Honey roasted is the important part. Honey roasted peanut butter has a different kind of sweetness than traditional peanut butter, and it makes these cookies much more unique.
• Brown Sugar – Dark brown sugar is going to add moisture. Some peanut butter cookies can feel dry, but things like brown sugar help ensure that isn’t the case.