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    Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

    Published: September 7, 2022 · Updated: September 7, 2022 · By: Krissy · 6 Comments
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    Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies are the best two-bite baked dessert recipe. Each bite of this chocolate filled soft chewy peanut butter cookie will make you feel like a kid!

    I used my base peanut butter cookie recipe and added just the right amount of chocolate chips. If you love chocolate and peanut butter as much as I do, you might also want to make my peanut butter balls or my chocolate peanut butter pie!

    top view baking sheet with chocolate chip peanut butter cookies
    Jump to:
    • 🍪 Why this recipe works
    • 🧈 Ingredients needed
    • ✔️ How to make chocolate chip peanut butter cookies:
    • 😍 Recipe tips for best results:
    • ➡️ Storage
    • Full Recipe Instructions

    🍪 Why this recipe works

    • Tried and true recipe. I started off with my classic peanut butter cookie recipe that I've been making for years and added just the right amount of chocolate.
    • Perfect texture. Right out of the oven, they are super soft. After they've cooled, they have a crisp outside with a soft center.
    • They hold their shape. Many cookie recipes flatten as they cook. Not these chocolate chip peanut butter cookies! You can expect them to hold their shape as they cook.
    • Double the recipe! Since you can freeze the dough as well as the cookies, you might as well make a bunch to enjoy at a later date.

    🧈 Ingredients needed

    These are a great homemade cookie because chances are that you already have all of these ingredients in your pantry! All you need is:

    • butter - I always bake with unsalted butter and you want it to be soft
    • peanut butter - I love crunchy but creamy works too
    • granulated sugar and brown sugar - using both makes them extra soft
    • eggs - room temperature is best for baking
    • pure vanilla extract - totally worth it
    • all-purpose flour
    • baking soda, baking powder, and salt
    • chocolate chips - I like semi-sweet or dark chocolate
    ingredients needed to make chocolate chip peanut butter cookies

    ✔️ How to make chocolate chip peanut butter cookies:

    Full ingredient list and detailed step by step instructions are listed in the recipe card below, but here is a summary.

    Cream butters and sugar

    Cream together the butter, peanut butter, and sugars. Be sure to scrape the bowl!

    ingredients for peanut butter cookies in glass bowl
    peanut butter whipped with butter and sugar

    Combine all wet ingredients

    Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Mix until well combined but do not over beat the batter.

    adding eggs and vanilla to peanut butter mixed with butter and sugar
    mixed wet ingredients for chocolate chip peanut butter cookie recipe

    Combine dry ingredients

    In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients and slowly mix them into the wet ingredients.

    dry ingredients in bowl for cookie recipe
    mixed dry ingredients for cookie recipe
    mixing dry ingredients into wet for chocolate chip peanut butter cookies

    Stir in the chocolate chips

    Remember to save a few to press into the tops of the cookies. Chill the dough for at least an hour.

    adding chocolate chips to peanut butter cookie dough
    peanut butter cookie dough mixed with chocolate chips

    Form the cookies

    Use a cookie scoop to portion out tablespoon size balls of the cookie dough. Roll in between your hands to form a sphere. Roll the ball in granulated sugar and place each one on a parchment lined baking sheet.

    cookie scoop lifting ball of chocolate chip peanut butter cookie dough
    ball of chocolate chip peanut butter cookie dough in hand
    dipping ball of chocolate chip peanut butter cookie dough in sugar
    balls of chocolate chip peanut butter cookie dough on parchment lined pan

    Flatten the cookies

    Use a fork to press down on top of the cookie dough, making a criss-cross pattern. If the dough sticks to the fork, dip the fork in sugar before flattening the cookie.

    Place a few reserved chocolate chips onto each cookie.

    smashing peanut butter cookie dough balls with fork
    chocolate chip peanut butter cookies on baking sheet prior to baking

    Bake the cookies

    Place the prepared cookies into the pre-heated oven and bake 8-10 minutes. They will be very soft.

    chocolate chip peanut butter cookies on baking sheet prior to baking
    freshly baked chocolate chip peanut butter cookie

    Allow to cool

    Transfer the freshly baked chocolate chip peanut butter cookies to a cooling rack.

    freshly baked chocolate chip peanut butter cookie

    😍 Recipe tips for best results:

    • Chill the dough prior to baking. This will prevent the cookie from spreading too much, thus becoming thin and crispy.
    • Set dough on a cool baking sheet. Make sure the baking sheet isn't hot when you add the cookie dough. Either wait for your baking sheet to cool or use several of them.
    • Soften the butter and peanut butter. It is easiest to cream the butter and peanut butter if they are very soft. I use my KitchenAid stand mixer with the paddle attachment. You cannot over mix the butter and peanut butter, so be sure to whip them until they are completely smooth and fluffy.
    • Mixing tips: Do not over mix your cookies once the flour is added. Mix just enough to thoroughly combine.
    • Baking tips: Be sure to take the cookies out of the oven as soon as they're set but still very soft. They'll continue to cook on the sheet as they cool. This is one of the tricks to enjoying a super soft cookie.
    • If your first batch of cookies is flat and crispy, you can add a bit more flour to the remaining batter before baking them. The addition of more flour will help prevent the cookies from going flat.
    stack of homemade chocolate chip peanut butter cookies

    ➡️ Storage

    Store leftover cookies in an air tight container in the refrigerator or room temperature. If not eaten within 3-5 days, freeze.

    breaking a warm chocolate chip peanut butter cookie in half

    Full Recipe Instructions

    top view baking sheet with chocolate chip peanut butter cookies

    Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

    Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies are the best two-bite baked dessert recipe. Each bite of this soft chewy cookie will make you feel like a kid!

    5 from 5 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Scale: 48 cookies
    Recipe Created By: Krissy Allori

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
    • 1 ½ cups peanut butter (crunchy recommended)
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
    • 2 large eggs (slightly beaten)
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    • 2 ¾ cups all purpose flour
    • 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • 2 tablespoon sugar (for rolling)
    • 1 cup chocolate chips (some reserved for tops)

    Instructions

    • Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars together in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. I use my stand mixer with the paddle attachment and beat on medium high speed, scraping the sides of the bowl several times.
      ingredients for peanut butter cookies in glass bowl
    • Mix in eggs and vanilla, scraping sides at least once to fully incorporate.
      adding eggs and vanilla to peanut butter mixed with butter and sugar
    • In separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Slowly stir into peanut mixture, scraping down sides as needed to fully mix.
      mixing dry ingredients into wet for chocolate chip peanut butter cookies
    • Stir in chocolate chips. If desired, reserve some of the chocolate chips to press into the tops of the cookies just before cooking, otherwise you can mix them all in.
      adding chocolate chips to peanut butter cookie dough
    • Cover bowl and refrigerate at least one hour.
    • To bake cookies, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Form 1-inch sized balls and roll in between hands to make smooth and dip tops in the remaining sugar. Set on parchment lined baking sheet with the sugar side up. Use a fork to gently flatten cookie, turning the fork 90 degrees to make a criss cross pattern. Once flattened, cookies will continue to spread a bit during the cooking process, so allow a couple inches in between each cookie.
      smashing peanut butter cookie dough balls with fork
    • Bake in preheated oven for about 8-10 minutes. When you remove them from the oven, they should still be pretty soft. As soon as you can lift them off the cookie sheet without them falling apart, transfer cookies to a cooling rack. Allow to fully cool before storing in an airtight container.
      freshly baked chocolate chip peanut butter cookie

    Notes

    Recipe yields about 4 dozen cookies. Nutritional information based on a serving size of one cookie.

    NUTRITION INFORMATION

    Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 81mg | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 140IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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    This recipe was originally published in September 2019 and has been updated with helpful information, ingredient and process photos, as well as recipe tips. Don't worry - the recipe hasn't changed!

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    Comments

    1. Michele Ray

      May 26, 2021 at 8:30 am

      Is there any chance you’ve found a way to make these using natural
      Peanut Butter like Adams? We don’t use “regular” peanut butter, but so far I haven’t been able to find a recipe that works!

      If anyone could do it, I figure it would be YOU!!!

      Reply
      • Krissy

        June 02, 2021 at 5:19 am

        Awww. We actually use natural peanut butter and the "regular" stuff with sugar interchangeably and it works just fine in this recipe. Just be sure the natural stuff is very well mixed. We'll often scoop the entire jar into the kithenaid to mix in the oil if it's pretty separated.

        Reply
    2. Jocelyn

      June 10, 2019 at 9:48 am

      5 stars
      I'm totally craving cookies right now!!! These look so soft and chewy and delicious!

      Reply
    3. Toni

      June 10, 2019 at 6:52 am

      5 stars
      My kids can't stop eating these cookies! They were so good!

      Reply
    4. Chelsea

      June 10, 2019 at 6:09 am

      5 stars
      These cookies are seriously so AMAZING! We're obsessed! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    5. Tanya Schroeder

      June 10, 2019 at 5:35 am

      5 stars
      You can never have enough chocolate and peanut butter! These cookies were so good!

      Reply

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