Quick and easy, soft and creamy, and with the classic chocolate and peanut butter combo you love. This Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies recipe is the perfect way to indulge your sweet tooth.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies
Peanut butter and chocolate are a classic comfort food combination, aren't they? Creamy peanut butter swirling with decadent chocolate.... Mmmm.... You just can't go wrong.
To get my peanut butter and chocolate fix, I like to make this super simple Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies recipe. Soft, chewy, and with lots of creamy peanut butter. I will warn you, though. You'll probably have to share these chocolate and peanut butter cookies because the little ones love them too! (Or I guess you can just lock yourself in the closet or hide them until after bedtime.... Not that I have any experience in these things... Ahem...)
A couple of baking tips before you get started - 1. These can be made gluten free simply by using gluten free flour mix instead of flour. And 2. As with most cookies, these will look not quite done and soft when you pull them from the oven, but they'll firm up for you as they cool. If you cook them until they're firm in the oven, you'll break your teeth trying to bite them!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup peanut butter chips plus more for topping
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup mini Reese's
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Beat eggs into butter mixture, on at a time.
- Add vanilla and beat until combined.
- In a second medium mixing bowl, add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to combine.
- Add flour mixture into butter mixture and stir until just combined.
- Fold in chocolate, peanut butter, and Reese's chips.
- Drop cookies by level tablespoons onto the prepared cookie sheets.
- Press additional peanut butter and chocolate chips into cookies before baking if desired.
- Bake in a 350°F oven until edges are set, about 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned. Middles will still look under-done. Allow to cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Pro Tip: Press some extra peanut butter chips into the tops of the unbaked cookie balls to make them look professional quality.
- Make Ahead: You can make the cookie dough and chill it in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Allow to come to room temperature then continue with step 7.
- Storage: Cookies stay fresh covered at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- Freezer Directions: Baked cookies freeze well for up to 3 months. Unbaked cookie dough balls freeze well for up to 3 months. Bake frozen cookie dough balls for an extra minute, no need to thaw.
Did you like this Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies Recipe? Find more on my Desserts and Christmas Cookies boards on Pinterest!
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Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
Nothing like peanut butter and chocolate! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up and don’t forget to leave a comment at the party – Next week’s features that also leave a comment get pinned and tweeted!
Michelle says
Here it is 7am and I want cookies!
I'll have to wait but I'm really excited to try these!
Thanks!
Michelle
Kathryn @ Family Food on the Table says
Can't go wrong with peanut butter + chocolate and these cookies look absolutely scrumptious! I will definitely be hiding them in the pantry until after bedtime 😉
Jacqueline (PiperCooks) says
Yay, chocolate and peanut butter, one of the best combinations! going to pin to my cookie board.
Create With Joy says
These look SO delicious Michelle!
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plasterer bristol says
Oh yummy. These are just delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Simon
Kimberly says
this is a great simple chocolate peanut butter cookie!
I like mine with a bit more chocolate flavor depth so I add two barely melted (softened in the microwave for a few seconds) bars of bakers chocolate too.
Jasmine says
Sumptuous, dreamy cookies! Just make sure you form the cookies on the tray exactly how you want them to look, because they don't change their appearance in the oven at all. Make these cookies!