Perfect Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
on Aug 20, 2024
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Soft, chewy, and bursting with the perfect combination of peanut butter and chocolate, these cookies are a delightful treat for any occasion. With just the right balance of sweetness and a melt-in-your-mouth texture, you’ll find it hard to stop at just one Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies!
These cookies are incredibly easy to whip up and are perfect for sharing—or not! The rich peanut butter flavor combined with the classic taste of chocolate chips makes these cookies an instant favorite.
I have tons of chocolate and peanut butter recipes, and some more cookies with this combination are Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies, Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Bars. Who doesn’t love peanuts and chocolate put into a cookie? A match made in dessert heaven.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- The combination of peanut butter and chocolate is a match made in heaven.
- These cookies are soft, chewy, and just a bit crispy around the edges.
- You can have these cookies ready in under 30 minutes, making them a quick and satisfying treat.
- These cookies freeze so well. Who needs a popsicle when you have frozen cookies!
Recipe Ingredients
- Baking Soda—Helps the cookies rise and achieve that perfect chewy texture.
- Salt—Enhances the flavors of both the peanut butter and chocolate.
- Butter—Melted and cooled butter gives the cookies a rich, buttery flavor.
- Brown Sugar—Adds moisture and a deep, caramel-like sweetness.
- Granulated Sugar—Balances the sweetness and helps achieve the right texture.
- Egg and Egg Yolk—The egg adds moisture, while the yolk adds richness, helping to create a chewy texture.
- Vanilla—Adds a warm, sweet flavor that complements the peanut butter and chocolate.
- Semisweet Chocolate Chips—For that classic chocolate chip cookie taste.
- Peanut Butter Chips—Adds a rich, creamy peanut butter flavor that pairs perfectly with the chocolate.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to Make Perfect Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Step #1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. In a large bowl, beat the melted butter and sugars with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and light, about 1-2 minutes. Add the egg, yolk, and vanilla, beating until combined.
Step #2. Reduce the speed to low and slowly add half the flour, the salt and baking soda, and then the second half of the flour. Mix in the chips until incorporated.
Step #3. Working with 2 tablespoons of dough at a time, roll them into a ball and place them on a cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake the cookies until the edges are set and beginning to brown but the middles are still soft and puffy, around 15 minutes.
Step #4. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to let cool completely.
Recipe FAQs
If you want more peanut butter flavor try replacing 3 tablespoons of the butter with 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter. It’s really tasty if you are a PB lover!
Once the cookies have cooled, you can freeze them in a well-sealed container. When you want to have them, I just pull out the frozen cookies, stick them on a plate, and they are thawed in about 15 minutes. By the time I get out the door and to where I need to be, they are perfect and taste just like the day I made them.
An airtight container is crucial to keep your cookies soft. If they get left out then they can dry up. Another trick that you can use is to add a slice of bread to your cookie container, and the cookies absorb the moisture from it!
Expert Tips
- If you want thicker cookies, chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking.
- The cookies may look slightly underdone in the center when you take them out of the oven, but they will continue to set as they cool.
- For an extra touch of flavor, sprinkle a little sea salt on top of the cookies before baking.
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cups butter, melted and cooled
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup peanut butter chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, beat the melted butter and sugars together with an electric mixer (or stand mixer) on medium speed until smooth and the color lightens, 1-2 minutes. Beat in the egg, yolk, and vanilla until combined.
- Reduce the speed to low and slowly add half the flour, the salt and baking soda, and then the second half of the flour. Mix in the chips until incorporated.
- Working with 2 tablespoons of dough at a time, roll them into a ball and place them on a cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake the cookies until the edges are set and beginning to brown but the middles are still soft and puffy, around 15 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to let cool completely.
Notes
- If you want thicker cookies, chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking.
- The cookies may look slightly underdone in the center when you take them out of the oven, but they will continue to set as they cool.
- For an extra touch of flavor, sprinkle a little sea salt on top of the cookies before baking.
