Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter

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Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter are a fun cross of two classic cookie recipes! Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips. Easy baking recipe.
A plate of Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter

These Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter are soft, chewy cookies that combine two classics into one!

A plate of Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter

Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

I am so in love with these cookies!

They combine the best of two worlds into one special little baked good.

I am a fan of soft peanut butter cookies, which is exactly what the base of this recipe is. And then we have added chocolate chips to it!

Four Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter stacked in a tower

Ingredients in Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

Here is what you need to make these cookies:

  • Flour
  • Peanut Butter
  • Sugar
  • Butter
  • Chocolate Chips
  • Brown Sugar
  • Vanilla Extract
  • Baking Soda
  • Egg

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter on a wire cooling rack

What Type of Peanut Butter is Best for Peanut Butter Cookies?

You can use either smooth or chunky based on your preference.

I like to use chunky because you get these great little nuggets of peanuts for texture in the cookie!

How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter

First beat together the butter and brown sugar until smooth.

I like to use my stand mixer, but you can also use a large mixing bowl and a hand mixer.

Then beat in the egg, peanut butter, and vanilla extract until combined.

The batter being mixed with flour and chocolate in a mixer

Add the flour, baking soda, and chocolate chips. Mix on low until they are just combined. Too much mixing will develop gluten and make them tough!

The dough after being mixed

Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.

Then preheat your oven to 350F and start scooping the dough with a cookie scoop into balls. This is the fastest and easiest way to get even sized cookies!

Put the dough balls into a small bowl full of sugar and shake to cover them. This will give them a great texture on the outside and a little sweetness.

Top view of doigh being portioned out onto a baking sheet

Put them on the baking sheets and press them down slightly to make thick discs. The dough does not spread much so this helps give them a cookie shape instead of being a mound.

Bake for 8 minutes until just starting to get a little color. The dough will still be very soft.

Remove from oven and let sit 5 minutes on the shet before moving to a cooking rack.

Store in an air tight container for up to one week!

Yes! Refrigerating cookies does two different things.

Chilling means that the butter is locked into the dough and will not run out of the dough. If the butter leaked, the cookies would be very crisp.

It also helps the cookies hold their shape to make them soft and chewy instead of spreading out too much and becoming thinner and crisper.

My favorite way to chill cookie dough is to simply stick the entire mixing bowl int he refrigerator after the dough is made for at least 30 minutes.

A small plate of Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter
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A plate of Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter Recipe

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter are a fun cross of two classic cookie recipes! Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips. Easy baking recipe.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Vegetarian
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Chilling Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 194kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer beat the butter and brown sugar together on medium speed until smooth.
    If using a hand mixer, beat in a large mixing bowl.
    ½ cup unsalted butter, 1 cup light brown sugar
  • Add the egg, vanilla, and peanut butter. Beat on medium speed until well combined. It will be a very wet batter-like consistency.
    1 large egg, ¾ cup peanut butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Add the flour, baking soda, and chocolate chips. Mix slowly until just combined.
    1 ½ cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 cup chocolate chips
  • Place the dough in the refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Place the granulated sugar in a small bowl.
    ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • Scoop the cookie dough out with a cookie scoop, approximately 1.5 Tablespoons, and place each scoop into the sugar.
  • Shake the bowl around to cover the dough ball with the sugar. You can typically fit a few at a time.
  • Place the dough balls on a silicone baking mat or parchment paper lined cookie sheet approximately 1-2 inches apart. Gently press down each dough ball into a fat disc shape. The cookies do not spread much.
  • Repeat with all dough and bake cookies for approximately 8 minutes. The cookies will still be soft.
  • Remove cookies from the oven and let sit on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving cookies to a wire cooking rack to cool completely.
    Store in an air tight container for up to 7 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 146IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg

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By on February 16th, 2022

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5 thoughts on “Chocolate Chip Cookies with Peanut Butter”

  1. 5 stars
    No better combination then chocolate chips and peanut butter. These cookies look great! Will be perfect for my daughters birthday party next week!

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  2. 5 stars
    2 of my favorite ingredients -chocolate and peanut butter. My daughter made these at her sleep over and they were AMAZING.

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  3. 5 stars
    Peanut butter and chocolate is my absolute favourite combination so I knew I needed to make these cookies. They did not disappoint!

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  4. 5 stars
    This recipe spoke directly to my heart as soon as I saw it! I had to make it, as it combines two of my absolute favourite things 🙂 And I was very very pleased with the result. Soft in the middle, but crispy on the edges, these were some of the best cookies I’ve made this year! Thanks for the recipe 🙂

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