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The search for the perfect peanut butter chocolate chip cookies recipe is over; you just found it! I locked myself in my kitchen until I came out with perfect, thick, chewy cookies that pack serious chocolate and peanut butter flavor.
Using my tried-and-true cookie baking methods I’ve developed over the years, this is a recipe you can always trust not to fail you!
They tasted amazing! Easy to make, the ingredients should be laying around in your house, highly RECOMMEND!!!!
-Laila
Everything we love about Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
I’ve made so many cookie recipes over my years as a baker, but there is just something about these chewy peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. Maybe it’s the perfect balance of chocolate to peanut butter flavors, or the ultimate soft and chewy texture, or how easy they are to make. You get the idea, I could go on and on about how good these are!
If you’ve ever made a peanut butter cookie that came out dry, crumbly or sort of pasty in your mouth, this is not that recipe. I’ve taken the best parts of a classic chocolate chip cookie and the best peanut butter cookies and combined them into one irresistible, easy-to-make cookie.
Keep reading because I’m sharing all my best cookie tips and tricks below, including how to make these look like bakery-style cookies, studded with chocolate chips on top, how to freeze the cookie dough, and more!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ingredients
There is so much to love about these chocolate pb cookies, including the fact that you likely have most, if not all, of the ingredients on hand. Get the full recipe with measurements and instructions in the recipe card below. Here’s what you’ll need:
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Unsalted butter: room temperature
- Packed brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Creamy peanut butter
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
The best peanut butter to use when baking
Regular creamy butter is the best peanut butter to use when baking. I recommend using a standard (not natural) creamy peanut butter, like Jif or Skippy for this recipe. Using natural peanut butter can cause a crumbly texture.
Some people like using crunchy peanut butter because it adds a little crunch, but it can make your cookies dry and crumbly, so I say stick with the creamy peanut butter!
How to Make Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Everyone needs a simple cookie recipe that is always a crowd-pleaser in their back pocket. These chewy peanut butter cookies packed with chocolate chips are going to my your family’s new favorite cookies! Keep ready for all my best tips, how to store and more. Here are the easy steps:
- Prep oven and cookie sheet. Preheat the oven to 350º F. Line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients. In a mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and 1 cup of chocolate chips. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugars. In a larger mixing bowl combine the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. You want this mixture to be fluffy and pale in color.
- Mix wet ingredients. Add in the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla extract, beat for 30 seconds.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients, mixing on low speed. The dough will be thick. I like to finish mixing the flour into the dough by hand with a spatula.
- Make cookie dough balls. Use a cookie scoop to form golf ball sized cookie dough balls, roll into a smooth ball between your hands. Press the remaining chocolate chips on the outside of the dough balls. Place about 8 cookies on a cookie sheet lined with a silicone baking mat at a time.
- Bake. For 2 Tbsp sized dough balls, bake for 10-13 minutes. Adjust the bake time accordingly for smaller or larger cookies.
- Cool. Allow the cookies to cool for 15 minutes on the baking sheet before removing.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Tips
For best results, follow these tips:
- Properly measure flour: Use the spoon and level method to properly measure your flour. This is key for the correct texture.
- Room temperature butter: Be sure to allow your butter to come to room temp for easier creaming of the butter and sugar.
- Bakery-style presenation: Press extra chocolate chips on the outside of the dough balls before baking for a picture perfect cookie!
- Adjust the bake-time to the size of the dough balls: For the cookies in the photos, the dough balls were about 3 heaping tablespoons, so that’s a large cookie! I baked those for 11-13 minutes – just until the edge of the cookie would begin to turn golden. The result is a soft and chewy peanut butter chocolate chip cookie! If you make smaller dough balls, you should reduce the baking time otherwise the cookies will be over done.
Variations for Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips
These delicious cookies need no swaps, but if you need to make any changes, here are some options:
- Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies: I have made these cookies multiple times with King Arthur’s Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour with great success.
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies: If you prefer chunkier bits, you can swap the chocolate chips for chocolate chunks.
- Swap the chocolate chips: I prefer semi-sweet chocolate chips, but you could use dark chocolate chips or omit the chocolate and go all out on the peanut butter with peanut butter chips.
Storing Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Store cookies in an airtight container on the counter for up to 5 days. To keep the cookies moist, add a slice of bread in with them. The cookies will soak up the moisture of the bread.
You can also freeze the peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough:
- Drop cookie dough balls onto a silicone mat lined baking sheet. You can place the dough balls close together since you won’t be baking them.
- Place the baking sheet in the freezer until the cookies are frozen solid, about 1 hour.
- Remove the baking sheet from the freezer and transfer the frozen cookie dough balls to a ziplock freezer bag. Label the bag with baking directions.
- Freeze the cookie dough for up to 3 months.
To bake: remove the dough from the freezer. Pre-heat the oven to 350ºF. Bake for 13-16 minutes. Frozen cookies may need to bake for 1-2 minutes longer.
More Peanut Butter Dessert Recipes
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins
- Easy Peanut Butter Pie
- Peanut Butter Ice Cream
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Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 180 grams
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, 340 grams
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature, 113 grams
- ½ cup packed brown sugar, 107 grams
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar, 66 grams
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter, 203 grams
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º F. Line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and 1 cup of chocolate chips. Set aside.
- In a larger mixing bowl combine the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. You want this mixture to be fluffy and pale in color.
- Add in the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla extract, beat for 30 seconds.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients, mixing on low speed. The dough will be thick. I like to finish mixing the flour into the dough by hand with a spatula.
- Use a cookie scoop to form golf ball sized cookie dough balls, roll into a smooth ball between your hands. Press the remaining chocolate chips on the outside of the dough balls. Place about 8 cookies on a cookie sheet lined with a silicone baking mat at a time.
- For 2 Tbsp sized dough balls, bake for 10-13 minutes. Adjust the bake time accordingly for smaller or larger cookies.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 15 minutes on the baking sheet before removing.
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclosure
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
I’m looking forward to getting more if your recipes!!!
They tasted amazing easy to make ingredients should be laying around in your house RECOMMENDED!!!!