this was not the recipe i initially planned to share with you today. instead, i had yet another slow cooker recipe ready to go. but, after making these cookies yesterday afternoon, they were SO darn tasty that i couldn’t wait to share ’em. plus, i thought y’all might want a break from my insane crock-pot addiction. =) i hope you don’t mind me posting two sweets posts in one week!
anyway, we had workers at our house yesterday + of course, they parked their trucks such that i was blocked in. i took that as a sign that i should bake something using ONLY ingredients already in the house. a quick look through the pantry revealed that we had all the usual cookie-making staples, plus a whole lotta peanut butter + chocolate chips, so that settled it: peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.
so, how’d they turn out? absolutely delicious. they are delightfully soft, melt-in-your-mouth peanut buttery, with a perfect burst of bright richness from the chocolate chips. i sampled one, then another, then another – they’re definitely addictive. i’ve tried many peanut butter cookie recipes before, + i do believe that this one takes the cake (or should i say, takes the cookie!) as my favorite. so, next time you’re needing a peanut butter + chocolate fix, give these delicious cookies a try!
(oh, + if you’re a huge chocolate + peanut butter fan like me, check out these dark chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting – they are divine!)
soft peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
makes about 2 dozen cookies, adapted from sally’s baking addiction
ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup mini chocolate chipsdirections
in a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream the butter + sugars together on medium speed. mix in the peanut butter, egg, + vanilla (in that order). slowly mix in the baking soda, flour, + salt, taking care not to not overmix. fold in the chocolate chips. chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
preheat oven to 350 degrees. drop chilled dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto a parchment or silpat-lined cookie sheet. bake for 8-10 minutes. cookies will be soft + may appear not completely done, but they will firm up as they cool.
allow to cool completely on a wire rack + enjoy!
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Sally has the best cookie recipes, doesn’t she? They look perfect. So puffy! And we don’t mind more sweet stuff.
yes! i wasn’t surprised when i wound up on sally’s site – her sweets always look divine. and this would definitely did not disappoint!
Those are the flipping cutest cookies I’ve ever seen.
Ahh, I’ve been looking for a good PB cookie recipe and these look amazing! Plus, they have chocolate too, so clearly they win!
If I were Polly-Pocket-sized, I’d want to jump up and down on the extreme puffiness of these amazing cookies. Seriously! I love my cookies ultra fat and puffy and these look the part 100%. Mm!
Amy your cookies are GORGEOUS! So fat and puffy. My favorite way to eat a peanut butter cookie! I’m so glad you made these today. I was literally jumping for joy when I saw these on instagram! So so so glad you like the recipe. My mom and I developed it last year together
thank you SO SO much for the wonderful recipe, Sally. you + your mom are definitely cookie geniuses – these rock! =)
amy, these cookies look perfect…and they sound even better!
yum.
Yummy! These look nothing short of amazing! =D
Definitely look good with the chocolate chips in them!
O, so now you need to figure out how to make cookies in the slow cooker. And I still need to buy a slow cooker.
Dude, these cookies are just screaming my name. Too bad I’m at work until 5. Maybe I need to leave early to make these?
I fully support you leaving work early to make cookies! Maybe your boss will, too? =)
these look so fluffy! i love PB cookies!
These cookies look super thick and delicious my friend – addictive much? 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I love how fat and soft these cookies look! How lucky for us that you got blocked in 😉
Have I mentioned how much I love peanut butter and chocolate? I could eat the whole batch of these cookies. Awesome.
Oh! I am looking for some crowd-pleasing cookies for this weekend, and these may just be it! They seem pretty simple and REALLY packed full of flavor!
(and don’t ever apologize for posting too many sweets. take this from a friend who is watching the bears vs. the packers while i eat cookie dough…)
one more thing. how do you guys stay so thin?!? (seeing as you are a sweets making machine)
I might need to find new friends who like to eat my cooking!
ha, good question! i give away the majority of my cooking/baking creations to friends, family, neighbors + co-workers, just keeping enough in the house so we can get our fix, too. =) i hope these cookies turn out fab for you this weekend if you try them. we (+ our friends) have been loving them!
i love coming up with recipes that compel you to share the very next day! i’m so glad you did with this one cause they look so fluffy and chewy! i’m sure your workers were drooling over the smell!
Peanut butter and chocolate is definitely my favorite flavor combination…and must share recipes are always the best! Trying these for sure
I usually create my recipes on the go! This looks absolutely yum. Love PB cookies
I can tell just by the photo that these are incredible! They’re so fluffy and I wish I had a giant stack of them to enjoy right now.
The more sweets the better
These look perfect!
Another gorgeous cookie recipe!!! Yum!
oh love these amy! peanut butter and chocolate is such a perfect combination.
pb and chocolate were just meant to be! your picture is totally making me crave one now!
I cannot choose which I like more. This or the cookie dough cheesecake bars from your previous post! Both are awesome. Two sweets in a week? No problem!
Oh my goodness. PB and Chocolate are my fave!
Peanut butter and chocolate chips…what could possibly go wrong? Awesomest combo!
Thick and chewy cookies are my weakness, and these look like they would absolutely be right up my alley. They’re so puffy and gorgeous!! And who doesn’t love pb and chocolate?
Funny enough I’m elbow deep in chocolate and peanut butter as I type this! Is there any better combination…?! These look fantastic, Amy!
I love a good peanut butter cookie. They are second favorite to the chocolate chip. This would definitely be my idea of the perfect cookie. Your pic is beautiful, as always:)
Thick and perfect – I love cookies, and anything pb and chocolate is always a hit!
These sound great. I’d love them too!
Just made this.. wasn’t impressed..
A few things.. the dough was very crumbly so I had to press to form the ball. When it was baked, the ball kept it’s shape. I ended up pressing it down.. Baked it a bit longer, and the middle is still some what doughy. I used butter flavored shorting instead… wonder if that has something do with it?
Hi Jay, yes, using shortening instead of butter typically does give you different results in cookie recipes. Question, did you add any water to the recipe? If I’m substituting shortening for butter, I typically add water (as the crisco website suggests). In this recipe, if you use shortening, I’d use 1/2 cup shortening PLUS 3 teaspoons of water to get the same consistency as you would with butter. With shortening, cookies don’t spread as much, which explains why you had the problems you did. Hope this helps!
Amy, thanks! I will keep that in mind next time!
No problem! Glad you saw my reply. =)
Delicious! They came out perfect. Thanks Amy!
Wonderful, I’m so thrilled to hear it, Lucy!
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