Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies
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!
Servings: 18 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups (180g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cups (340g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter 1 stick, room temperature
- ½ cup (107g) packed brown sugar
- ⅓ cup (66g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (203g) creamy peanut butter
- 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.1 ½ cups (180g) all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, ½ tsp baking powder, ½ tsp salt, 2 cups (340g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 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.½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, ½ cup (107g) packed brown sugar, ⅓ cup (66g) granulated sugar
- Add in the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla extract, beat for 30 seconds.¾ cup (203g) creamy peanut butter, 1 large egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 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.2 cups (340g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 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.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 192mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 183IU | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2mg