Description
Chocolate peanut butter cookies deliver pure comfort with nostalgic homemade charm. Crisp edges, rich chocolate, and creamy peanut butter create an irresistible treat you’ll savor with pure delight.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (115 g / 4 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (120 g) creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar, packed
- ⅓ cup (40 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup (90 g) chocolate chips
- ½ cup (90 g) peanut butter chips
- Flaky sea salt (for garnish)
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats for smooth cookie release.
- Creaming Process: Blend butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy, creating a smooth, aerated base.
- Moisture Integration: Add egg and vanilla extract, mixing thoroughly to create a cohesive wet mixture that binds all flavors together.
- Dry Ingredient Combination: Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl, ensuring even distribution of all dry components.
- Dough Formation: Gently combine wet and dry mixtures, folding in chocolate or peanut butter chips until just incorporated, creating a rich, consistent dough.
- Cookie Shaping: Roll tablespoon-sized dough portions into smooth spheres, arranging them on prepared baking sheets with ample spacing between each cookie.
- Surface Styling: Use a fork to create signature crisscross patterns, adding classic visual texture to each cookie ball.
- Baking and Cooling: Bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are set but centers remain slightly soft. Rest cookies on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to complete cooling and set their final texture.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Mix ingredients just until combined to avoid tough, dense cookies, which can happen when gluten develops too much during excessive stirring.
- Temperature Matters: Use room temperature butter and egg for smoother blending and more consistent cookie texture, ensuring even distribution of ingredients.
- Customize Chip Options: Swap chocolate or peanut butter chips with dairy-free alternatives like vegan chocolate chips for dietary restrictions, maintaining the rich flavor profile.
- Perfect Baking Technique: Remove cookies when edges are set but centers appear slightly soft, as they’ll continue cooking on the hot baking sheet and firm up during cooling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 23
- Calories: 182
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg