An electronic device and method for recognizing a touch input on the electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a touch panel and a processor. The processor configured to determine the type of an object contacting the touch panel, set, when the object is of a first type, a threshold for touch recognition on the touch panel to a first designated value, set, when the object is of a second type, the threshold to a second designated value, and recognize a touch input by the object on the basis of the threshold set to one of the first designated value and the second designated value.