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    Home » Cookies » Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Published: Feb 25, 2019 · Modified: Feb 25, 2019 by Kate · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are a chewy, old-fashioned peanut butter cookie recipe. The mini chocolate chips & peanuts really make this recipe!

    Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies on a black wire cooling rack

    Originally published 5/4/17. Updated with new photos and tips 2/23/19.

    I'm often hesitant to a share recipe for a food that already has a million recipes out there - like peanut butter cookies.

    These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are so good that I decided it was worth it to make it one million and one recipes.

    The cookies don't have the traditional cross-hatch design that most peanut butter cookies have. Instead, they're made like a regular drop cookie.

    These cookies also have chopped peanuts and mini chocolate chips. I love crunch peanut butter, so I really like the combination of crunchy peanut butter with the chopped peanuts.

    How to make peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

    Peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl for peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

    Begin by beating the butter and peanut butter together until well-combined. Either chunky or creamy peanut butter will work in this recipe.

    Add the sugars, and beat in until well-combined.

    Peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough in a silver mixing bowl

    Mix in the egg and vanilla until combined.

    Add the dry ingredients, and mix in just until combined.

    Peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough scoop on a baking mat

    Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped peanuts.

    Drop 1.5 tablespoon scoops (medium cookie scoops) of dough onto the prepared baking sheets.

    Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies on a baking mat

    Bake cookies until light golden brown around the edges and soft in the middle. 7uuiujujki

    Can I use natural peanut butter?

    I love natural peanut butter, but I don't recommend it for this recipe. These cookies really work best with a regular peanut butter.

    Stacked peanut butter chocolate chip cookiesDo I need to flatten the cookies?

    I've gently flattened the cookies and made them without flattening. It didn't seem to make much of a difference either way.

    Can I use regular chocolate chips?

    Sure! The mini chips just add a little extra oopmh without making the cookies chocolaty.

    You can use regular or jumbo chocolate chips instead. You can also use chocolate chunks, if you prefer.
    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies on a wooden plate next to scattered peanuts

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    Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies on a black wire cooling rack

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Chewy peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe
    5 from 6 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Chilling: 1 hour
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 24 cookies
    Calories: 154kcal
    Author: Kate @ I Heart Eating

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup butter at cool room temperature
    • ½ cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter not natural
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • ½ cup brown sugar packed
    • 1 large egg
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
    • ½ cup chopped lightly salted peanuts
    • ½ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips¹

    Instructions

    • In a large bowl, beat butter and peanut butter together.
    • Add sugars, and beat until well-combined.
    • Mix in egg and vanilla until combined.
    • Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir until combined. 
    • Stir in chopped nuts and mini chips, if using. 
    • Cover, and chill dough for 1 hour, or until firm. Don't skip this step, or the cookies will bake out.
    • Toward the end of the chilling time, preheat oven to 350 F.
    • Scoop out 1.5 tablespoons of dough and place on prepared cookie sheet 2 inches apart. I've slightly flattened the cookies and left them as-is, and it doesn't seem to make much difference.
    • Bake 10-15 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned and middles are set. 

    Notes

    1. Can sub regular-sized or jumbo chocolate chips or chunks.
    2. Nutrition values are estimates. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 93mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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    Kate got her first cookbook when she was five years old, and she hasn't stopped cooking since then! Her delicious recipes have been featured on Food Network, MSN, Better Homes & Gardens, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, and more. When she's not cooking or baking, she can be found on her mini farm with her husband and her five kids.

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    Comments

    1. Jennifer S

      May 22, 2020 at 6:29 am

      5 stars
      Very easy to make and taste yummy

      Reply
      • Kate

        March 12, 2021 at 5:25 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
    2. Cora James

      April 28, 2019 at 7:21 pm

      5 stars
      tastes great! thanks allot for this awesome cookie recipe!

      Reply
      • Kate

        April 29, 2019 at 8:50 am

        Thank you! I'm so glad that you liked the cookies. =) Thanks for commenting!

        Reply
    3. Linda

      February 26, 2019 at 3:09 pm

      5 stars
      Great cookies. Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
    4. Lisa

      October 03, 2018 at 12:10 pm

      5 stars
      These are the best peanut butter cookies I've ever eaten! This is my new go-to recipe. Thanks!

      Reply

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