Cast Iron Skillet Peanut Butter Cookie: Warm, Gooey and Irresistible

Cast iron skillet peanut butter cookie is a massive, melt-in-your-mouth treat with crispy edges and a gooey, buttery center. It’s so irresistible, you’ll have everyone coming back for seconds….and thirds!

Cast Iron Skillet Peanut Butter Cookie

This delicious peanut butter skillet cookie is the ultimate shareable dessert! Picture a giant, golden-brown cookie fresh out of the oven with perfectly crisp edges and a soft center. This skillet cookie recipe takes just a few simple, pantry staple ingredients and turns them into a dessert your friends and family will rave about.

The best part? Making this in one skillet is quick and easy, no baking sheets or parchment paper to mess around with like a batch of cookies.

Now that I’ve got you drooling over wishing you had one of these baking in your oven right now, let’s get down to how to make this recipe.

Recommended Equipment

• 10.25 inch Cast Iron Skillet– this is the perfect size for this skillet cookie. A 12 inch cast iron skillet can be used as well, just note that the cookie won’t be as thick and you will need to adjust the cooking time to 15-20 minutes.

Why Bake Cookies in a Skillet?

Cast iron skillets are for more than just making the perfect steak. I love using my cast iron to make simple desserts like this Snickerdoodle skillet cookie, a berry crisp, or even this monster cookie.

Cast iron is famous for its heat-retaining abilities, like its superpower, which helps cook foods evenly.

It works so great in this recipe to create a delicious crunchy crust on the outside of the skillet cookie. It also has a lovely non-stick finish that makes cleaning up a breeze.

Ingredients for this Skillet Cookie Recipe

This is all you will need to make this peanut butter cookie (or maybe I should say pizookie) magic happen in your own kitchen:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

How to Make a Cookie in a Skillet

We’ve got our ingredients all put together, we are ready to make a skillet cookie. Let’s walk through the simple steps to make this perfect every time.

1. Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars together– to start, get a large mixing bowl and mix together the softened butter, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla. I just put everything into one bowl and use my electric mixer to beat together until well combined and the mixture is just a bit fluffy. This takes 1-2 minutes.

2. Add dry ingredients– to the same bowl add in the flour, salt, and baking soda. Use your mixer or strong hand and a spoon, to incorporate the dry ingredients into the butter mixture until a soft dough is formed.

3. Prepare for baking– press the cookie dough evenly into a greased cast iron skillet.
4. Bake– the skillet cookie will bake in a 350º F oven for 20-25 minutes. The edges should be golden brown and the center still be a little soft, not giggly.

How to Serve a Skillet Cookie

I wouldn’t judge if you just dug right into this cookie with a spoon, it’s my favorite way to eat it! However, if you are planning on sharing, scoop out individual servings or slice like a pie.

We like to top this with a scoop or two of vanilla or even chocolate ice cream. Lastly, top it all off with some warm peanut butter. Just place 1/4 cup of smooth peanut butter into the microwave for 30 seconds and drizzle over your cookie.

Leftovers and Storage

After everyone has had enough of the skillet cookie, take it out of the cast iron skillet and place it into an air-tight zip-top bag. Store on the countertop for up to 3 days.

This skillet cookie can also be frozen. Slice it into individual servings place it into a freezer bag or air-tight container and freeze for up to 3 months.

Cast Iron Skillet Desserts

If you are a huge fan of cast iron desserts, you’ve got to give these other skillet dessert recipes a try:

Cast Iron Skillet Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

When you have finished feeding your fam this delicious recipe, be sure to come back and leave me a review here! I can’t wait to hear how this recipe turned out for you!

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