Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate Cookies Recipe

These cookies mean business. They are soft. They are rich. They smell like happiness. One bite in and you might forget your name. These are peanut butter chip chocolate cookies. They bring together chocolate and peanut butter in the most peaceful way since dogs and mail carriers made peace on a calendar. Bake them. Eat them. Hide the rest.

What Are These Cookies

These cookies are made with a chocolate cookie base and filled with peanut butter chips. They taste like brownies that decided to level up. The texture is soft with a bit of chew. The peanut butter chips add sweetness and balance the rich chocolate.

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups peanut butter chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl until creamy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
5. Slowly add dry mix to wet mix. Stir until combined.
6. Fold in peanut butter chips.
7. Drop spoonfuls of dough onto a baking sheet. Leave space between them.
8. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes. The edges should look set.
9. Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Move them to a wire rack.

Prep Time

15 minutes prep
10 minutes bake
5 minutes cool
Total time: 30 minutes

Nutrition Info (per cookie, approx. based on 24 cookies)

Calories: 220
Fat: 12g
Sugar: 17g
Protein: 3g
Carbs: 27g

Tips

Do not overbake. The cookies continue to set as they cool.

Use a cookie scoop for even portions. That means no one fights over the big one.

Store in an airtight container. They stay soft for up to 4 days. If they last that long.

Final Thought

These cookies make people smile. They taste like joy with a crunchy surprise. Make them once, and people will ask you for the recipe. Or they will just keep showing up at your door. You’ve been warned.

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Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate Cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Additional Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Imagine the world’s friendliest cookie—soft, chocolatey, and studded with creamy peanut butter chips.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups peanut butter chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
   
2. Cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth.
   
3. Mix in eggs and vanilla.
   
4. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in another bowl.
   
5. Combine dry and wet ingredients.
   
6. Fold in peanut butter chips.
   
7. Scoop dough onto a baking sheet, spacing them apart.
   
8. Bake 9–11 minutes, until edges are set.
   
9. Cool 5 minutes on the sheet, then transfer to a wire rack.

Notes

• Don’t overbake—they firm up as they cool.
• Use a scoop for equal cookies (no size battles!).
• Keep airtight—stays soft 4 days… if they survive that long. 😉

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 237Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 141mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 1gSugar: 17gProtein: 5g