There is nothing better than a soft and chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie. Take regular Peanut Butter Cookies up a notch or two by adding Chocolate Chips to them with our perfect peanut butter cookie recipe.
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
I love a delicious homemade Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie right out of the oven. Today I am sharing our favorite peanut butter cookie recipe. You can make it with or without chocolate chips depending on your chocolate needs!
At our house we prefer using a creamy peanut butter, but if you like nuts, the chunky peanut butter is good too. It totally depends on your taste preferences!
TIPS FOR BAKING COOKIES
There are some secrets to making the perfect cookies. So I am sharing a few of my favorite tips for baking better cookies!
- Soften Your Butter to room temperature. Most cookie recipes call for softened butter. If you have the time, let butter stand on counter for 1-2 hours before making the cookies. If you don’t have the time or patience, simply place butter in the microwave and soften in 5 second intervals, being very careful not to let the butter melt.
- Cream your butter with the sugar so that it is soft and smooth in consistency.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Measure your flour correctly with a scoop and level it off with a knife. Too much flour will make a drier cookie.
- Line your pans with parchment paper or use silicone baking mats.
- Add flour or dry ingredients in batches and mix in between each addition.
- Fold in chocolate chips by hand.
- Space cookies evenly on baking sheet.
- Cook one pan at a time…if you can and have the patience :)!
- Use an ice cream scoop or a cookie scoop to create the perfect round cookie.
- Let cookies sit on cookie sheet for a couple of minutes before setting them onto a cooling rack.
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CHOCOLATE CHIP PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Make sure you have a lot of ice cold milk on hand before baking these cookies. You might want to double or even triple this recipe so there are plenty of cookies to go around. These cookies freeze well. Simply place cookie dough balls in an airtight ziplock baggie or an airtight container and store in the freezer for up to 3 months…that is if they even make it that long!
PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup peanut butter1
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar or 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 to 1 tablespoon milk add this at the very end just to make dough smooth and creamy
- 1/2 to 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips2 optional, depending on your preferred chocolate needs
Instructions
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In a large bowl, beat butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds3.
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Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally with a rubber spatula.
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Beat in the egg and vanilla until combined.
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Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour.
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Add milk (from 1/2 Tablespoon to 1 Tablespoon just enough to make the dough moist and creamy. Add chocolate chips and mix till just incorporated.
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If necessary, cover and chill dough in the fridge about 1 hour or until easy to handle.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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Drop cookies by scooping them out of the bowl with a spoon dropping them in small balls onto your greased cookie sheets.
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Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.
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Makes about 36 cookies.
Recipe Notes
- Use creamy or chunky peanut butter depending on your taste preferences. Avoid using natural peanut butter where the oil separates. Instead, use a thicker peanut butter, such as Skippy or Jif, for the right texture of these cookies.
- I like to use semi-sweet chocolate chips, however, you can use milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips, depending on your taste preference! Or if you prefer a traditional peanut butter cookie recipe, leave the chocolate chips out.
- I usually use a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. You can also use a hand mixer.
BEST PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
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those look absolutely delicious!!
Thanks so much Jamie for stopping by and commenting! Hope you girls are doing well!
Hi,Amy.. #Drop cookies in small balls onto greased cookie sheets#—> sorry,i dont get what you mean by drop? the dough is runny? Thanks in advance!
Sorry Erin…I just added a bit more to the recipe to help it make more sense. Basically the dough can just be scooped out of the bowl with a spoon and then dropped onto the cookie sheet. So you just have a small rounded “drop” of cookie dough. The smaller the drop, the smaller the cookie. Hope that helps explain it better! Thanks for pointing that out…I am sure there would have been others who might have been confused!
Yum! I just “pinned” this. Can’t wait to try these. Chocolate and peanut butter are a killer combo. ;-)
http://pinterest.com/eastcoastmommy/food/
Thanks Gina! I appreciate you pinning it. PB and Chocolate make me happy!
Delicious!
Oh boy! This is my kind of cookie! Thanks for sharing.
so glad you shared this today! I was planning to make peanut butter cookies but wasn’t sure what recipe to use, so I left my cookbook & peanut butter out on the counter for attention later… so glad I read this before I went back to it! :)
oh yay! That is too funny! I hope you really like them.
Ya can’t beat a peanut butter and chocolate combination. It just doesn’t get any better than this. Thank heavens I didn’t set any New Year’s weight loss resolutions. It just gives me permission to eat more of these wonderful cookies.
Ha Ha! For sure that is a good thing. What New Years Resolutions? :)
Making these TONITE! Yum.
Oh yay! Hope you love them as much as we do!
I am making these right now! Thanks for posting these. Saw them on Pinterest and I had to whip up a batch. My boyfriend loves peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies so I am constantly trying different recipes to test them out on his “expert” taste.
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Just made these and they are AMAZING!!!! Thanks so much for the great recipe. Going into my recipe book for sure!
The cookies look perfect to me! Mmm!
These were SUPER good. I had to add about 1/4 cup extra flour, but they turned out perfect!!! Thanks for sharing!
Glad they turned out for you. Some recipes I have to add a little more flour too as well. Glad you were able to get it just right!
I found this via Today’s Creative Blog link party. I swear I spent a good 30 minutes looking for a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie today, but didn’t find anything that “spoke to me.” I’m so glad I saw this. I’ll definitely be trying them soon.
So glad you stopped on by from Kim’s place!
Oh.my.lands. I may have to make these tonight…if not tonight, they’re definitely on the agenda for tomorrow…morning, probably! Oh happy day! :-)
mmmm….cookies for breakfast!
OH MY! Why haven’t I thought about adding PB to chocolate chip cookies? These look divine! I’ll have to save this for a cheat day ;)
ohhhh…cheat days! Love it! You will be so glad you did!
Where do you find those cute straws? I see them all the time on blogs and pinterest, but have no idea where they come from.
There are a lot of stores that sell them online. I am featuring a store that has some tomorrow and one of my good friends Cindy from Skip to my Lou sells them in her shop. Here is the link. http://www.sweetbakingsupply.com/white-stripe-paper-straws-p-2562.html?osCsid=620ca8b983be2fcf97908e60afeac1cb
They do look amazing!! Is there a link for printer friendly version, I can make it myself, but wanted to ask if I was missing it?A cute recipe card with a picture would be cute to add to gift basket, hint hint!! Thanks
Haha! Hint taken…but I unfortunately am horrible at printables ;)! I probably could make it so you could print it off rather than copying and pasting. I will see what I can do.
Making them right now for the kiddles – hopefully my sister and I don’t polish off the batch before they get home from school! Thanks!
haha. How fun to be able to spend time making cookies with your sister. Hope you loved them.
Just made this recipe on pinterest yesterday and made them today (I halved it because I knew I would eat them all if I made the full recipe). Delicious!
I am the same way. Glad you loved them. Thanks for coming by to share that with me.
In the oven now! Can’t wait. Found your recipe on pinterest
oh yeah!! Hope they turn out fantastically for you! Ours are gone now…must make more!
making these stat! thanks for sharing, i LOVE pb and chocolate. i enjoy your blog as well. thanks for sharing your gifts and talents.
Thank you so much for you kind words Michelle. I really appreciate it.
Just made these, absolutely amazing!!!! One of the best cookies I have ever made and I love making cookies!
Yay! So happy to hear that! We love them too.
Loved the honey substitution, but I think it could use a little more peanut butter to suit my taste. Your pictures are AMAZING! Would you please email me the file for one? I am hanging pictures of beautiful baked goods in my new kitchen. Thanks for the recipe, definitely a keeper.
I use this recipe too and my family loves them! So moist and even better the 2nd day! I have never added extra milk but probably a little extra peanut butter.
I just pinned this to my Peanut Butter/Chocolate inboard. Yeah, I have a board designated to just that combination because I love it so much!
I made these tonight with mini chips, they are quite good! I’m pinning the recipe. Thanks!
YUM! those cookies look delish–great pics!
oh.my.word. I just made these, and they are SO SO good!!! I thought 1 cup of chocolate chips was more than plenty! Mmm Mmm Good!!
Hi Amy – I stumbled across your blog when I was looking for fun/cute valentines decorations, and the kissing balls came up. I started looking at all your posts, and now I’m addicted to this blog. Seriously! I can’t wait to try making a lot of these things, and I love how creative and resourceful you are! So tonight I finally tried making something, and it was these cookies. They are delicious! I’ve already had about three :) Thanks so much for sharing!
ellie
A girl brought this to craft group last night and they were wonderful. Had to find the recipe! I cannot wait to make them. Thanks for sharing with the rest of us.
I’m so excited to see this recipe! Give me anything with peanut butter or chocolate and I’m a happy camper :) I “pinned” this recipe as soon as I saw it and I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for the recipe.
I tried them! Nowhere near as beautiful as yours but every bit as addicting as you implied. Thank you SO much!
Hi Amy — I found this recipe on Pinterest & made these tonight –I think my boyfriend has eaten a bunch already! :) so so good. Thanks!
It’s snowing out today. In Seattle. ICK POO!! So…I had to make cookies. These are scrumptious. Thank you!!
Can I just say … heaven in my mouth! I too am a chocolate/PB fanatic and LOVE THESE COOKIES! My husband was at work when I made these. Me and my 3 year old almost had them all eaten by the time he got home. I guess I’m gonna have to use the elliptical a little longer tonight. BEST RECIPE EVER!!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing this recipe! They sound delicious. And thank you for the printable recipe card with a picture! It makes it so much easier for me!!
I just tried your recipe that I found via Pinterest and OH MY GOODNESS! They are soooo amazing. I included a link to your site from my Pinterest Kitchen review post this week (giving you the credit as the source) and a link to where to pin it too! Thanks for the delicious recipe!
http://tipsfromtheheart.blogspot.com/2012/01/pinterest-kitchen-week-7.html
Very, very good!!! I´m a peanut butter lover, too. I´ll put your recipe in my blog, ok?
Patricia
Thank you for the recipe!! I am going to add this to possible items to add to hubby’s care packages while he is deployed ~ he LOVES PB and Chocolate! Thanks again!
So yummy! Made these tonight while my husband was out, didn’t even notice he was gone ;) ha ha
These were sooo good!!! Thanks for sharing!
Made them and added my own personal element…1/2 cup mini choc chips and 1/2 cup mini m&m’s…Lets’ just say…Ah-Mazing! Thanks for sharing!
Fixin to re-post them on my blog…giving a link to here…Love them!
This recipe is delicious! I tried it out and they turned out great! I got a little inventive and made 2 batches – the first I followed the recipe exactly and they turned out just like the pictures…mmmm! The second batch instead of peanut butter I used Nutella and added a couple tablespoons of peanut butter. Those cookies went twice as fast as the first batch. Thanks for the great recipe – this will definitely be kept in the “go-to” stack!
I just made these and are delicious! And I have very little experience baking do am very excited!
So glad to hear that Sheila. They are so worth making!
My 3 year old and I just finished baking these. After testing them, he said “These are the best cookies ever. I looooooove chocolate!” :) Saw your recipe on Pinterest. Thanks for sharing!!
Awww…thanks for sharing that. Your little guy has great taste! So glad you like them and thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment.
These are my new favorite chocolate chip cookies! So amazing! A BIG hit at my house!!! :)
So glad to hear that Kaitlyn! Glad everyone at your house loved them too.
These are the World’s BEST PB Cookies! Thank you for making my life more complete!
So GLAD you loved them too. I feel like my life is more complete when I have some too.
I’ve made these once before but tried them this time with chunky peanut butter. LOVED them both times! They were gobbled up by my roommates in no time at all…luckily I stashed away some dough for later ;)
Thanks for the great recipe!
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Just made these after I saw them on pinterest. they are to DIE for delicious!! thanks for the recipe!
Tried these today. Amazing! I added a little vanilla pudding (just the powder) when I added the flour. I do this with all cookies. Made them so soft!
I pinned this recipe awhile back, and my daughter made this the other day all by herself! They were great! Thanks! I posted about it, and linked back to this post for others to try!
http://bethouexalted.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/worlds-best-peanut-butter-chocolate.html
thank you so much for sharing. These were (and still are- though I shouldn’t eat any more) GREAT!
These really are the best peanut butter chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made. I found you from pinterest and will use this recipe again and again! Thanks!
These were the best pb chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had!!! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
AMAZING!!! They were super easy and incredily yummy! I just pulled them out 10 minutes ago and I’ve already eaten 4 of them! They are the perfect combo for those who love peanut butter cookies and chocolate chip cookies! Thanks for sharing!
ymmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm this is so good im making them right now and it smells grate ymmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These look like heaven, my absolute favorite combination! I think I must make them tonight! Just found your blog, I am liking what I see :)
What elevation are you at? These look delicious but I’m at 4500 ft and I was wondering if my cookies would look as pretty as yours.
Peg–I am at 4,226 feet (1,288 m). I just had to google it :)! So it should be pretty close. I sometimes need to add a bit more flour in some recipes but this one should be good for you. Hope that helps!
Tried these and they were delish! Even though i over baked the first two batches, (50 yr old oven equals uneven baking) when i make them again ill know for sure how long to let them cook
LOVED THEM!
Just wanted to let you know I made these cookies and they are absolutely wonderful! A true classic! I sent them with my boyfriend on his work trip and you can bet they never made it back. I included my post if you wanted to check it out, thanks again for the great recipe!
http://lifessimplemeasures.blogspot.com/2012/04/chewy-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip.html
I re-posted this recipe on my blog! Thank you so much for an absolutely delicious recipe :)
Emily
http://www.emilysacra.com/2012/04/peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies.html
Hello! I pinned this recipe awhile ago and decided to make these cookies today…they are delicious!! Thanks for posting the recipe!!
Diane~
I made these and sent them in a care package to my boy friend and he LOVED them!! Two of his favorite things. It made him want to come HOME! Thank you!!! :)
Made these with my dad, they were AWESOME!!! :)
“Depending on your preferred chocolate needs…” Aren’t you cute?! Put a whole cup of chocolate chips in these and call it good! :) Making these now for the 3rd time. It is my favorite cookie recipe. One bowl and about 30 minutes later the first ones are coming out of the oven. THANKS!
So glad you love them Annette! They are really that good. And my chocolate needs are always great so…..ha!
Hi Amy! Thanks for the recipe, it looks delicious! I was just wondering, when you say “1/2 cup brown sugar or 1/4 cup honey” what do you usually prefer to use? Does using one over the other affect the taste? I want to try these soon! Thanks! Jodie
My new favorite recipe!!!!!!! My husband is going to DIE when he gets home. These are so amazing!!!! Thanks for the recipe!! This is my new “go to” cookie!!!
Just made these today. I have Celiac so made these with my Gluten Free flour. I omited the milk because they were too creamy already, and had to add more flour. I’m guessing more because of my high altitude (5,000 ft.) than because of the flour. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if it is also partly because of the Gluten Free flour, too.
Anyway, delicious! I haven’t had REAL cookies like this in so long. They’re not as fluffly as yours in the pics, but still fluffly and yummy! Thanks for the pics, blog, & great recipe!! It’s made my day. :D
Well Erin, so far so good. Currently loading up the pan with fresh cookie dough. One of us chefs sneaked one already. Stay tuned for more updates.
Hiya i am from New Zealand and i made these on the weekend, they were delicious! thankyou! :)
These look so good and I am testing them out tonight (I can’t wait–its only 10:45 am and its making me hungry lol), but was wondering…does salted or non salted butter make a difference?? I know sometimes when I make my icing that you can tell the difference. Thanks in advance for any help from you or any other commenters who have tried them :)
I have noticed a difference when you use the non-salted butter. I think it doesn’t have as great of a taste.
This question may have already been posted in the comments so I appologize if that’s the case but approx. how many cookies does this recipe yield? I can’t wait to try this one. Thanks for sharing.
This recipe makes about 24 cookies or 2 dozen.
About to put them in the oven! Does it really make 36 though? Well….. anyway, they smell yummy! Cant wait!
about to put them in the oven. yummmmm. how many does it make? it looks like it would only make like 10, not 36?
I love baking. I love baking cookies more than anything. And while I’ve searched through countless blogs and made a lot of really good cookies, this one is a stand-out. I use dark chocolate (because I love dark chocolate) and a heaping 3/4 cup of peanut butter and they come out perfect everytime! These are impossibly good cookies. They also happen to be some of the nicest looking cookies I’ve ever made. Can’t really beat that. Thank you for sharing your recipe, it’s much appreciated.
Yay! I am so glad you shared that with me. We love them too and they are one of my very favorite cookies as well. Thanks for taking the time to come back here and let me know!
This sounds yummy, but how many cookies does it yield?
Do these cookies get hard or do they stay semi-soft?
The best part of these cookies for me is that they stay nice and soft…and delicious!!
I am so going to make this right now!
I just made these with crunchy peanut butter, and they turned out great! Thanks for the recipe!
These are baking in my oven as I type. I can’t wait to try them. They smell divine
Saw this recipe on Pinterest and I have made them at least 4 times now. This is my family’s new favorite cookie recipe. Delicious!!
Man, I must have done something terribly wrong. I make cookies 1-2 times a week and have never had cookies turn out so flat…they didn’t even stay in one piece when I transferred them on the cooling rack. Maybe I’ll try them again…
YUM! These would be great with our peanut butter cup hot chocolate!
These cookies rock. Thanks so much for sharing!
Great cookies! Anything with p.b. and chocolate has to be a winner in this house! Mine were probably a bit larger than expected in the recipe….got 32…and had to bake about 4 minutes longer in my convection oven. Crispy on the outside and mmmmm on the inside! Thanks!
Baked these in the afternoon, turned out great! Whole family loved them!!
So glad they were a hit. And thank you for taking the time to come back here and share that with me! I always appreciate it!
Just saw this recipe on pinterest and made it today! Turned out perfect! Thanks!
Yay!! Thanks for sharing that with me! Glad you loved them and glad you found them via Pinterest! Would love for you to stick around :)
These are fabulous cookies!! I used a pampered chef cookie scooper – so mine were a little larger. I baked them for 10 minutes. Very yummy! Thanks!
Larger is better :)
I have baked these twice now and they are the best cookies ever! I made them again today and added 1/2 cup walnuts and they are so yummy! Very easy recipe to add your fav thing to and make it your own! I can’t stand after you make cookies and they cool down and get hard- these cookies stay soft even after they cool down.