Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Description
The dough is made by creaming butter and creamy peanut butter together with brown and granulated sugars, then adding egg and vanilla extract. Dry ingredients including flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt are mixed in, followed by chopped peanuts and chocolate chips. Chilling the dough for an hour firms it up, preventing excessive spreading during baking and encouraging a chewy texture.
Baking at 350°F until the edges are lightly browned and the centers are set yields cookies with crisp edges and tender middles. The chopped peanuts add crunch and enhance the peanut butter flavor, while chocolate chips offer pockets of sweetness. These cookies work well as snacks or desserts and can be adapted by using different types or sizes of chocolate chips.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter at cool room temperature
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter not natural, or crunchy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 egg large
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup peanuts chopped, lightly salted
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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
- You can use regular, jumbo, or mini chocolate chips or chunks depending on preference.
- Nutrition values provided are estimated and may vary with ingredient brands and measurements.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 154 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 154kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 122mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 93mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 130IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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