Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Creamy and delicious peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients
- 1½ cup (190g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100g) brown sugar
- 1 cup (250g) creamy peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 oz. (84g) semi-sweet chocolate chips a little extra to top
- 3 oz. (84g) chopped dark chocolate a little extra to top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Sift dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside
- Cream together the butter and sugars for about 3 minutes until smooth, then add the peanut butter and mix until combined
- Add egg and vanilla extract and mix until combined, then add dry ingredients and mix until just Incorporated. You don’t want to over mix
- Add both chocolates and using a rubber spatula, mix until all Incorporated
- Form dough into 12 balls (or 24 if you want them smaller) and place on baking sheet (no more than 6 at a time)
- Press down lightly on each ball to flatten it just a tad
- Add several chocolate pieces on top of each cookie
- Bake for 13 to 15 minutes. Cookies will have rounded out in the oven and spread, forming large cookies
- Let cool in pan for about 5 to 7 minutes and then transfer to cooling rack
Notes
To Freeze:
- After pressing down on each cookie, you can place cookies in the freezer, making sure to separate them
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 325 degrees and bake frozen cookies for 15-17 minutes
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