Packed with peanut butter and chocolate flavor, these easy peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are always a hit with the whole family!
If you’ve ever had an ooey-gooey chocolate chip cookie straight from the oven, you can only imagine the amazing delectable tastes and aroma of these easy chocolate chip peanut butter cookies.
They are simply the most fabulous cookie on earth and the best thing since sliced bread. Maybe I’m a little biased in opinion, but I can promise that once you try these peanut butter chocolate chip cookies while warm, with a nice glass of cold milk- you’ll be hooked!
I love these peanut butter chocolate chip cookies because they have the totally amazing flavor combination of peanut butter and chocolate, while still having the amazing gooey texture of a classic chocolate chip cookie.
I like to combine milk chocolate chips and peanut butter chips for the ultimate peanut butter – chocolate flavor combination, but you can use any kind of chocolate chips you like.
This peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe is super easy to make!
With about 10 minutes of prep time and a few minutes in the oven to bake, you can have hot and ready cookies in no time flat!
All you have to do is:
- Combine the butter, peanut butter and sugars until they’re well mixed
- Add in the eggs and vanilla, mix until well incorporated.
- Toss in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and then mix until it’s all combined
- Add in the chocolate chips and stir (you can do this using a wooden spoon!)
- Then scoop out a bunch of cookies and bake them on a cookie sheet.
The recipe says that you can make 48, but you can make more or less depending on the size you want them to be. Just remember to adjust the baking time and arrange them on the pan to accommodate the adaptions.
How do you keep cookies soft and chewy?
Ever experience a cookie go from soft and chewy to stale and rock hard (or brittle) within a few hours? It’s such a disappointment, but the good news is that it is entirely fixable!
There are so many different ways that you can make your chocolate chip peanut butter cookies soft and chewy if they become stale.
- Store the cookies in a zipper-lock bag at room temperature with a slice of bread inside.
- Stick a few apple slices in an air-tight container with your hard cookies.
- Steam the cookies in the microwave (this can also be a good way to recreate that “fresh from the oven” feel!
- Simply wrap stale cookies in a damp paper towel and microwave them for about 10 seconds.
Another great way to save them (with minimal effort) is to invest in a Terracotta bear. These bears work for pretty much anything in the kitchen that can become stale such as baked goods and brown sugar. Damped the bear, dab them dry and place in a sealed container with the item you want to freshen up. Wait overnight, and it’s like everything is as good as new.
So now that you know the secrets to make the perfect cookie, nothing is stopping you from enjoying this peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe!
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Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup peanut butter creamy or chunky
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups flour all-purpose
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup Reese's Peanut Butter Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- Combine butter, peanut butter, and sugars until well mixed but not fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla, incorporate well.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix until just combined.
- Add chocolate chips and mix until evenly distributed.
- Scoop rounded tablespoons onto a sheet tray and bake for 10 minutes, or until the edges are slightly golden and the tops are still gooey.
Anonymous says
delicious!
Anonymous says
So good!
Amy Sullivan says
Mine didn’t melt and stayed in ball form. I followed the recipe exactly expect didn’t add in peanut butter chips.
Alli says
Hi Amy, the amount of flour you use can need adjusting based on your altitude and even the weather. I think the dough was probably too thick so I’d add about 1/4 cup less flour next time and see how it goes.
Tina says
I had the same experience as Amy. Dough to dry to even form
Alli says
Hi Tina, if your dough was too dry to even form I think there is probably an ingredient missing. The dough texture will vary slightly but it shouldn’t be that dry. With the butter, peanut butter, eggs, and sugars, the flour is the only thing that is thickening the dough.
Maddi says
So delicious! 🤤 they were gone so fast
Alli says
So glad you liked them, Maddi!!
Alli says
Love these cookies!