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    You are here: Home / Desserts / Cookies / Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

    April 20, 2017 Updated May 21, 2017 BySam 22 Comments

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    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

    These peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are the best peanut butter cookies you will ever put in your mouth.  I know, it’s a lofty claim, but I strongly believe it’s a legitimate one — they’re made with all butter (no shortening) and their sugar-coated surfaces melt away to the softest, fluffiest peanut butteriest interiors you’ve ever had.  Don’t just take my word for it, try them and let me know what you think!

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies || Sugar Spun Run

    I happen to be in an especially good mood today.

    It didn’t start off that way — my mornings never do, they’re always the worst part of my day– but somewhere through the sunrise things turned around.

    I’m not sure if it’s the sunshine outside my window, the promise of a 70+ degree day, the exorbitant amount of caffeine I just consumed (these drinks are my new favorite [affiliate], thanks to seeing them on my cousin Jen’s Instagram),  the fact that Zach sent me this article at precisely the right moment, or the memory of these peanut butter chocolate chip cookies that I so recently polished off, but whatever it is, I’m running with it.

    Honestly, I think I’m just running off the high of having a really fantastic recipe to share with you today, one with photographs that don’t make me cringe (so many that I labor over for hours do!), and I hope you’re even half as excited about these peanut butter chocolate chip cookies as I am.

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies || Sugar Spun Run

    A lot of peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipes (or just plain old peanut butter cookie recipes) call for shortening.  Despite some reservations that I generally have about shortening, I’ve always been OK with this.

    Shortening has less liquid than butter and makes for puffier peanut butter cookies.  While it has less flavor, peanut butter has a very distinct flavor so you don’t usually feel like you’re missing anything.

    I wanted to have an all-butter chocolate chip peanut butter cookie recipe, though, and while this does mean that you will have to chill your cookie dough, it’s worth every minute of waiting.

    I promise, you will be rewarded for your patience with big, fat cookies with buttery-soft interiors that melt in your mouth.

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies || Sugar Spun Run

    These peanut butter chocolate chip cookies make me think a lot of peanut butter blossoms, and come Christmastime you may find them re-purposed just that way.

    Honestly, I have every intention of removing the chocolate chips and sharing them as just the best dang peanut butter cookies there ever were, eventually.  Perhaps the next time I find myself in the midst of a recipe drought… which seems to happen frequently (any recipe suggestions you have, I’d love to hear them!).

    I was at first hesitant about rolling them in sugar because of the fact that I was already adding chocolate chips, but a quick taste test of sugar-coated vs. not made up my mind for me.  You will want to roll these in sugar, trust me.

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies || Sugar Spun Run

    My weekend plans 100% involve making a Facebook video of these cookies just as an excuse to have them in the house once more. (update: video just below the recipe!)

    Enjoy!

    Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Soft, peanut butter-y cookies studded with chocolate chips
    5 from 10 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
    Servings: 31 large cookies
    Calories: 277kcal
    Author: Sam Merritt

    Ingredients

    • 1 ¼ cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature (2 ½ sticks) (282g)
    • 1 ½ cup light brown sugar tightly packed (300g)
    • ¼ cup sugar (50g)
    • 1 cup creamy peanut butter (280g)
    • 2 eggs + 1 egg yolk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 3 cups all-purpose flour (370g)
    • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
    • 1 ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
    • ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
    • ½ cup granulated sugar for rolling
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    Instructions

    • Combine butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until well combined (about 1 minute).
    • Add peanut butter, stir well.
    • Add eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, pausing to scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl after each addition.
    • Stir in vanilla extract.
    • In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
    • Gradually add flour mixture into the peanut butter batter, pausing occasionally to scrape down sides and bottom of bowl so that all ingredients are well-combined.
    • Stir in chocolate chips.
    • Place your dough in refrigerator and chill for 30 minutes to one hour (start with 30 minutes, if the dough is too sticky or cookies come out too flat, return for another half an hour).
    • Preheat oven to 375F (190C) and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.  Pour remaining ½ cup of sugar into a small bowl and set aside.
    • Once dough has chilled, remove from refrigerator and roll into approximately 2-Tablespoon-sized balls.  Roll through sugar and place on prepared cookie sheet at least 2" apart.  
    • Bake on 375F (190C) for 10 minutes, remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes before removing to cooling rack to cool completely.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 277kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 216mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 259IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.

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    Comments

    1. Christina B

      March 07, 2021 at 5:26 pm

      5 stars
      I made your plain peanut butter cookies the other day which were a huge hit. I had added in some chips as per the request of my husband but after I saw you had other variations so today I made these. These are absolutely fabulous. Perfect mix of creamy and crispy!!! Hubby loves them and has already requested more.
      Just FYI, I see the video for this recipe on my desktop but it didn’t show up when I was using my ipad. Guessing that’s an IT issue.

      Reply
      • Sam

        March 08, 2021 at 10:15 am

        I’m so glad everyone enjoyed them so much, Christina! Thank you for letting me know about the video I will check into it. 🙂

        Reply
    2. Tiffany Wall

      November 06, 2020 at 10:00 am

      5 stars
      Your cookie recipes are to die for!! The only change I made was that I substituted dark chocolate chips for milk chocolate. My family and I thank you for another amazing cookie recipe. 🙂

      Reply
      • Sugar Spun Run

        November 06, 2020 at 9:27 pm

        Thank you so much, Tiffany! I am so glad that you loved them! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Natalie Galloway

      September 29, 2020 at 12:09 am

      5 stars
      Best peanut butter cookies I’ve ever made!

      Reply
      • Sam

        September 29, 2020 at 4:52 pm

        I’m so glad you enjoyed them, Natalie! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Dina

      September 01, 2020 at 10:12 am

      5 stars
      Hey Sam! I am obsessed with this recipe! So peanut buttery and delicious. I have a question, if I freeze the dough balls, do I have to thaw them out before baking? Or can I bake them straight from the freezer?

      Thank you!

      Reply
      • Sam

        September 01, 2020 at 1:18 pm

        Hi Dina! I am so glad you enjoy the cookies so much! You should be able to bake them from frozen they will just take a minute or two longer in the oven. 🙂

        Reply
    5. Stef

      August 10, 2020 at 9:26 am

      Just a quick question! I’ve made your Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk cookies many times before and have loved them every time so I’m wondering how does this one compares. I noticed this recipe doesn’t call for cornstarch so I’m assuming it probably won’t have the same tenderness. Your PB chocolate chunk recipe has been my favourite pb cookie so far but my one issue is the peanut butter flavour being too subtle. Would you say this recipe has a stronger or less strong pb flavour in them?

      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Sam

        August 10, 2020 at 4:53 pm

        Hi Stef! They are both really similar. They should have a pretty good peanut butter flavor to them. Sometimes if it’s not strong enough there may be a little too much flour in the batter. I’m glad you have enjoyed them so much! 🙂

        Reply
        • Anj

          February 26, 2022 at 3:50 pm

          5 stars
          Once again, an ace recipe from Sam. When is the cookbook coming?

        • Sam

          March 01, 2022 at 10:30 am

          Thank you so much! I don’t have a timeframe on a cookbook, but I do plan to do one in the future. 🙂

    6. Kelly

      May 16, 2018 at 2:34 pm

      5 stars
      I have made this recipe and LOVE it! Can you refrigerate the dough overnight or 24 hrs?

      Reply
      • Sam

        May 16, 2018 at 9:27 pm

        So glad you like the recipe, Kelly! YES, you can make in advance and refrigerate overnight/24 hours, just make sure to cover the dough very well with plastic wrap or store in an airtight container. 🙂

        Reply
    7. Kelly

      April 03, 2018 at 8:54 pm

      5 stars
      Awesome cookie recipe! They are buttery, and taste amazing! I love this one and the Worst Chocolate Chip cookies ever!

      Reply
    8. Jessica

      July 01, 2017 at 2:58 pm

      5 stars
      These were my favorite peanut butter cookies so far. Everything about them is perfect. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Sam

        July 04, 2017 at 10:42 pm

        I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed them, Jessica! Thank you for commenting! <3

        Reply
    9. Kelly

      April 24, 2017 at 11:12 am

      5 stars
      Made these cookies the other day. This is now the third time I have said this after making your awesome cookie recipes. This is the best cookie I have ever made! The texture is soft and perfect! I have to say rolling them in sugar before baking them is pure genius! It makes these cookies so decadent. After I got a sheet of them rolled in the sugar. I then rolled them again in the sugar since I had so much sugar left over. These are an entire family favorite which never happens. I made each one a level 2 tablespoon from my cookie scoop and it made 50 cookies. Thank you for another great recipe!!

      Reply
      • Sam

        May 10, 2017 at 12:35 pm

        YES I LOVE hearing this! I’m so glad that you enjoyed the cookies, Kelly! Thank you for coming back to let me know how they turned out!!!

        Reply
    10. Mary Beth

      April 23, 2017 at 7:36 pm

      5 stars
      These cookies are amazing and so soft. I almost just want to eat the dough because it’s so fluffy.

      Reply
      • Sam

        May 10, 2017 at 12:36 pm

        Oh I couldn’t stop myself from eating the dough! I’m glad you liked the cookies, Mary Beth!!! 🙂

        Reply
    11. Mikaru86

      April 20, 2017 at 12:45 pm

      5 stars
      I haven’t made cookies in weeks, so this is perfect XD

      Reply

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