4.4 from 28 votes
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
These cookies are so thick and chewy and they're everyone's favorite flavor combo - chocolate and peanut butter!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
11 mins
Total Time
16 mins
Servings:
12
large
Calories:
283 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder optional but recommended
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat together the butter and sugars until well combined.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla until just combined.
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking soda, and salt and beat until a soft dough forms.
- Stir in the peanut butter and chocolate chips.
- Use a large cookie scoop to scoop out 12 balls of cookie dough.
- Place dough on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 11 minutes exactly. Cookies will look slightly underdone, but will firm up as they cool.
- Cool for 5 minutes on the pan before removing to a cooling rack.
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Notes
- For smaller cookies, use a medium cookie scoop and bake for 9 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
283kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
39mg
(13%)
Sodium
295mg
(12%)
Potassium
77mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
264IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 large
Amount Per Serving
Calories 283
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 283kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 39mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 295mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 77mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 264IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.