Peanut Butter Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
With peanut butter for flavor and mini chocolate chips and chopped peanuts for texture, these cookies will win your heart!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 5 dozen cookies 1x
- Category: Cookies, Peanuts
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/4 (280 grams) cups ap flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon table salt
- 1 1/2 cups (390 grams) peanut butter
- 2 sticks (226 grams) butter
- 1 cup (213 grams) packed brown sugar
- 1/2 (100 grams) cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup (175 grams) mini chocolate chips
- 1 cup (120 grams) chopped salted peanuts
- Sugar, granulated or demerara, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; whisk to blend and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the peanut butter with the butter until smooth and creamy; add the brown and granulated sugars and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until well blended.
- With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture and beat just until combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and peanuts, if using.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle with sugar,
- or press each mound lightly with a flat bottom glass that has been dipped in the sugar.
- Bake until the edges are set, and the tops are soft, about 16 to 19 minutes.
- If baking on more than one rack, rotate the pans from top to bottom to ensure even baking.