Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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4.6
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Description
The cookie dough is created by creaming softened butter with peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Eggs, milk, and vanilla extract are incorporated to bind and flavor the dough. Dry ingredients—flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt—are added last to provide structure and leavening. Chocolate chips, or a mix with peanut butter chips, add texture and sweetness with every bite.
After mixing, the dough is rested briefly to firm up, which helps the cookies maintain their shape during baking. Scooped into tablespoon-sized balls and spaced on lined baking sheets, they bake for about 10 to 11 minutes at 350°F. The result is cookies with lightly crisp edges and a soft, tender center, highlighting the nutty richness of peanut butter combined with chocolate.
These cookies serve well as a snack or dessert and can be stored for several days. The inclusion of both baking soda and baking powder supports a balanced texture. Adjust the type of peanut butter or chip combination according to personal preference for variations in flavor and texture.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened to room temperature
- 2 cups peanut butter smooth or chunky
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar light; firmly packed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg
- 1 ½ tablespoons milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract pure
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips or a combination of peanut butter and chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl combine the butter and peanut butter and beat the mixture until it is light and fluffy (you can do this with a hand mixer or with an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment). Add the brown and white sugars and mix until well combined. Add the eggs and mix for 1-2 minutes, until the mixture is well combined and light in color. Add the milk and vanilla and mix. Add the dry ingredients and mix just briefly. While there are still large spots of flour, add the chocolate chips (or peanut butter chips or both) and mix until the flour is completely mixed in and the mixture is well combined. Let the cookie dough sit for 15 minutes before scooping onto the baking sheets. It will firm up as it sits.
- When ready to bake, scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto silpat or parchment-lined baking sheets leaving about 1 to 2 inches in between the cookies to allow for spreading as they bake. Bake for 10-11 minutes, taking care not to overbake in the slightest! Leave the cookies on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes after baking before removing them to a cooling rack. This will help them set up and be firm enough to transfer without having them overbake in the oven. The cookies may look slightly underbaked but they will firm up as they cool. Resist the urge to eat them warm as they taste much better cooled.
- I pop baked and cooled cookies into the freezer (in a large tupperware or freezer-safe ziploc bag) and they taste great out of the freezer, especially if they are left to sit at room temperature for a few minutes.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 48Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 191 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Cookie | |
| Calories | 191kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 157mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.6
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