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Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are the best of both worlds: peanut butter cookies mixed with chocolate chip cookies!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chill time30 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 189kcal
Author: Dorothy Kern
Cost: $5

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter melted
  • ½ cup (133g) creamy peanut butter
  • ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
  • cup (134g) packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ¼ cups (155g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ cups (213g) chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Mix or stir butter with peanut butter until smooth. Add brown sugar and granulated sugar and mix until creamy.
  • Beat in vanilla, egg, baking soda, and salt. Mix in flour slowly until cookie dough forms. Stir in chocolate chips.
  • Scoop 2 tablespoon sized cookie dough balls onto cookie sheets covered with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Chill 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Press cookie dough balls flat with the tines of a fork.
  • Bake cookies for 8-12 minutes, or until slightly brown on the bottom and the top just loses the wet cookie dough look.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to one month.

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Notes

Note: if you make this with softened butter and not melted, you do not need to chill the dough.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 55mg | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 155IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.7mg