by Diana Rattray
These peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are sure to please! Use milk chocolate chips or semisweet in the cookies, and add some chopped roasted peanuts if you like. The recipe makes 5 to 6 dozen cookies, and it is easily cut down for a smaller batch or scaled up for a big batch.
These cookies are excellent bake sale cookies, or bake them for a party or extended family get-together.
You might also like these chewy chocolate chip cookies or these brown butter chocolate chip cookies.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Peanut butter and chocolate make an irresistible combination. These peanut butter chocolate chip cookies will be an instant hit!
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 24 minutes
- Yield: 6 dozen cookies 1x
- Category: Cookies
Ingredients
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- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (11 1/4 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup peanut butter (smooth or chunky)
- 1 1/3 cups brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups chocolate chips (semisweet or milk chocolate)
- Optional: 1 cup chopped roasted peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir to blend thoroughly and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter with the peanut butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg to the butter and sugar mixture and beat until blended.
- Stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture until well blended.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and chopped peanuts, if using.
- Drop the dough but teaspoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the bottoms are lightly browned.
