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An easy and fast homemade cookie recipe? Yes please! Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies melt in your mouth – they’re soft and rich and full of flavor. Soft homemade cookies in less than 30 minutes!
If you’re like me and find comfort in chocolate and peanut butter, then this is a must-try cookie recipe for you! These Soft Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies turn out perfect every time!
Although this isn’t a 3-ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe, it is still super simple to make. No chill time required so you just mix and drop the cookie dough in the oven. You and your peanut butter lovers can enjoy these homemade cookies in no time!
How to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
- Like regular peanut butter cookies, you’ll need softened Unsalted Butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar, baking soda, egg, salt, and all-purpose flour.
- Peanut butter: use your favorite creamy peanut butter – don’t use natural peanut butter, only a no-stir kind.
- Baking chocolate: semi-sweet baking chocolate (from the baking aisle), melted and cooled slightly
- Milk: you can use any kind of milk you like – this is my secret cookie ingredient for soft peanut butter cookies.
- Cocoa powder: unsweetened cocoa powder, not dutch process.
- Although the fork lines in the peanut butter cookies give them a distinct look, it’s actually to help the butter cookie bake evenly. Since peanut butter is a heavily dense ingredient, we need to flatten out the cookie prior baking to help them cook properly.
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Expert Tips
- If the dough starts sticking to the fork when creating a criss cross pattern, dip your fork in a bit of granulated sugar.
- Add some chocolate chips if you want even more chocolate flavor.
- You can also make these bite size with a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop.
- My favorite peanut butter is Skippy Naturals which is a more natural peanut butter but it’s no-stir (the oil does not separate).
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies by adding cocoa and chocolate to the best peanut butter cookie recipe. This is a great new version of cookie!
Recipe Video
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup (130g) creamy peanut butter
- ¾ cup (150g) packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ounces (57g) semi-sweet baking chocolate melted and cooled slightly
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ⅔ cup (206g) all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
- Place butter and peanut butter in a large bowl. Using a hand or a stand mixer, mix until combined then add both sugars. Cream until smooth. Mix in egg, vanilla, melted chocolate, and milk and mix on medium speed until combined.
- Mix in baking soda, cocoa, and salt, then slowly mix in flour and mix just until the batter is smooth and comes together. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl during mixing.
- Scoop 2 tablespoon balls of dough and place 2-inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Using a fork, create a criss cross pattern on the cookies to flatten slightly. (Tip: if the dough starts sticking to the fork, dip it in a bit of granulated sugar.)
- Bake for 9-13 minutes, or until the edges are just golden brown and the tops are no longer glossy. Cool on cookie sheets at least 10 minutes before removing.
Recipe Notes
Tip: add up to 1 cup of any add-in, like chocolate chips, nuts, or chopped candy.
Baking:
1-tablespoon cookies: 7-11 minutes
2-tablespoon cookies: 9-13 minutes
Jumbo 1/4 cup cookies: 10-15 minutes
9×13-inch pan: 20-25 minutes
1-tablespoon cookies: 7-11 minutes
2-tablespoon cookies: 9-13 minutes
Jumbo 1/4 cup cookies: 10-15 minutes
9×13-inch pan: 20-25 minutes
Recipe Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 154IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two prepared baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Place the softened butter and creamy peanut butter in a large bowl. Using a hand or a stand mixer, mix until combined then add both sugars. Cream until smooth. Mix in egg, vanilla, melted chocolate, and milk and mix on medium speed until combined.
- Mix in baking soda, cocoa, and salt, then slowly mix in flour and mix just until the batter is smooth and comes together. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl during mixing.
- Scoop 2 tablespoon balls of dough and place 2-inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Using a fork, create a criss cross pattern on the cookies to flatten slightly.
- Bake for 9-13 minutes, or until the edges are just golden brown and the tops are no longer glossy. Cool on cookie sheets at least 10 minutes before removing.
These look and sound incredible! Thanks for sharing!
Every single cookie recipe I’ve made of yours has been fabulous so I’ll be making these tomorrow!
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