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Classic peanut butter chocolate chip cookies that are crispy on the edges and chewy in the middle and full of chocolate goodness.
Peanut Butter and chocolate are a perfect combo and here are a few others ways to enjoy it. Try Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cupcakes and Peanut Butter Cheesecake Brownies.
We had an event at our home this weekend that I needed to make some treats for and I was craving peanut butter cookies. I went to my blog to get the recipe and guess what!!?? It wasn’t there. I had never posted my peanut butter cookie recipe. What kind of food blogger doesn’t have a recipe for peanut butter cookies on their blog!!?? Yikes! I decided I better fix that problem right away so today you are getting my favorite and the BEST peanut butter chocolate chip cookies recipe.
Best Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Of course you could make these without chocolate chips but since I think peanut butter and chocolate is basically a match made in heaven my peanut butter cookie have chocolate chips in them! I’ve eaten a lot of peanut butter cookies and think this recipe is the best!
How to Make Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
After mixing together the dough you can either add in chocolate chips, I like to use semi sweet or roll the balls of dough in sugar.
When I add chocolate chips into the dough I don’t roll the balls of dough in sugar . I just form them into nice little balls and place them on the cookie sheet.
Before baking, smoosh down the balls of dough. You can use the bottom of a glass but I just use my hand. I do this so they spread out a bit more when they are baking. It’s totally a personal preference.
If you like a soft peanut butter cookie be sure and NOT overbake them. They will be just slightly golden brown and probably look like they need another minute or two to bake. I love my cookies slightly crisp on the edges and chewy in the middle.
The next step is grab a nice cold glass of milk and a couple of cookies, maybe more than a couple because these babies are good! On a cookie scale of 1- 5 – they are a 5!! That means you can eat five of them with no worries!!
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
The Best Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup peanut butter creamy
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cream together butter and peanut butter. Add in sugars
- Mix in egg, milk and vanilla
- Next add in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Form dough into balls. It will be a soft dough.
- Roll in sugar or add 1 C chocolate chips
- Place on cookie sheet and use hand to slightly flatten the balls of dough
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until barely brown. Do not over bake. They should look like they need to bake for another minute or two.
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Originally posted October 25, 2012
Joy says
Thank you so much for this recipe! I’ve made it so many times I lost count, the cookies always come out great!!! I have a large quantity of butter in my fridge that I need to use, I wondered if I could make the cookie dough and freeze it for later baking… Or if it would be better to just bake the cookies and freeze them after?! Any suggestion?!
Leigh Anne says
Joy, I would make up the cookie dough, form it onto the size balls you want and then freeze those and bake later. So glad you love the cookies too.
matt says
These cookies are tha bomb! Made them a couple years ago and had to search to find them again…worth it.
Leigh Anne says
Glad you found the recipe again! They are the best!
Cathy Salo says
Thanks for sharing this recipe…. the hospital I work at has a delicious peanut butter and chunk chocolate cookie and I wanted to make my own…..gonna make some right now as a matter of fact….can’t wait to sink my teeth into them 🙂 LOL
Leigh Anne says
Cathy, Hope you enjoy these as much as the ones at the hospital!
Yvonne says
Another one of your delicious cookie recipes. I made them with mini chocolate chips for my 4 1/2 year old daughter. She doesn’t like peanut butter but, with these cookies she didn’t say a peep & enjoyed them happily! Putting one in her school lunch tomorrow, per her request.
Fen Eatough says
Just used your recipe, but with a few substitutions to avoid allergies… I used Sunbutter in place of the peanut butter due to a peanut allergy and because of a milk allergy, I used Spectrum butter-flavored shortening in place of the butter, hemp milk for the milk and some dairy-free, nut-free semi-sweet chocolate chips. They turned out wonderfully!! Will definitely be making these again!!
Leigh Anne says
So glad you were able to adapt the recipe to your dietary needs. It is a yummy cookie!