Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies - My soft and chewy chocolate peanut butter cookies add a delicious twist to the classic peanut butter cookie.
Ingredients you need for this recipe:
- Peanut Butter - I used crunchy peanut butter in this recipe. You can definitely use a smooth peanut butter too.
- White Sugar - Regular white granulated sugar is what I used. You can also use an organic cane sugar.
- All-Purpose Flour - Pre-sifted flour is best for this recipe.
- Butter - I always use unsalted butter. Salted butter is good too, just half the salt in this recipe.
- Egg - For structure, moisture and richness in your cookie.
- Salt - I use sea salt in almost all my baking recipes. If you only have regular kosher salt or iodized, that’s fine too.
- Baking Soda - This is key to help your cookie rise while baking and will also give the cookie that golden goodness everyone loves.
- Cocoa Powder - A good quality cocoa powder is best. But, you can use whatever you have on hand!
Tools to have on hand when making these cookies:
How to make Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together sugar, butter and peanut butter. Mix over medium speed until smooth. Beat in egg.
Add flour mixture to the wet ingredients and beat until smooth.
Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Gently press dough down with a fork. Sprinkle top with sugar.
Bake for 10 -11 minutes.
Transfer cookies to a cooling rack to let cool.
How to bake cookies ahead of time and how to properly store raw cookie dough:
For a short storage time: These cookies will last in an airtight bag or container on the counter for 5-7 days.
For a longer storage time: You can store raw cookie dough or baked (cooled) cookies in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 3 months. When you are ready to use the dough, remove from freezer and let come to room temperature. Then, simply follow baking instructions according to recipe.
If you enjoyed this recipe, here are a few more cookie recipes I think you'll love:
- Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies - Golden chewy chocolate chip cookies made with salted pretzels.
- White Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies - Scrumptious chewy chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips have made it to the top of my cookie craving list.
- Thumbprint Cookies with Strawberry Jam - Thumbprint cookies are a holiday classic and a perfect way to impress family and friends during the holidays or any time of year!
- Chocolate Sugar Cookies - These Chocolate Sugar Cookies are soft and chewy perfection.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ⅓ cup butter softened
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 1 egg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- extra white sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl, mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together sugar, butter and peanut butter. Mix over medium speed until smooth. Beat in egg.
- Add flour mixture to the wet ingredients and beat until smooth.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Gently press dough down with a fork. Sprinkle top with sugar.
- Bake for 10 -11 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to a cooling rack to let cool.
Nutrition
Jennie
Hi, can I use a hand held mixer instead of a stand mixer, Thanks.
Amanda Cooks & Styles
Hi Jennie! Yes, you can definitely use a hand held mixer. :)Amanda
Debra Isbell
I just found this recipe & knew I had to make these cookies because I am a huge fan of peanut butter & chocolate combinations All I can say is,"Wow!" Definitely saving this recipe!!
Amanda Cooks & Styles
Hi Debra! Thank you so much for your kind review. I'm so happy you enjoyed these cookies! :)Amanda
Stacey Thielke
These are delicious! I followed the recipe exactly. I cheated and dipped my fork in sugar to make the pattern and save a step. A big hit with my friends.
Amanda Cooks & Styles
Hey Stacey! I'm so happy you liked the cookies! :)Amanda
Sandi Bland
Im making the Chocolate Peanut Butter cookies 2x recipe. The butter reads the same as with 1x, is this correct?
Amanda Cooks & Styles
Hi Sandi, No, the butter also needs to be doubled to 2/3 cup. :)Amanda
Daryl
These cookies were very good with just enough sugar and peanut butter. I couldn't get the crosshatch pattern on the tops to come out right because they seemed too fudgy so I left them as is. These were very soft and nice and chocolaty. I reviewed these on my YouTube channel, The Real Deal Recipe Reviews, where I always try to make recipes as written and give honest reviews. I give these 4 1/2 stars and will make them again with a little more peanut butter and sugar.
Gene
I made these for church. I got 1/2 cookie! They were gone in a second! I make most of my baking gluten free ( so I can taste it), so I used all purpose gluten free flour. Delicious!
Suzi
I gave the recipe a 4 because the butter amount is incorrect. It should be 1/2 cup for 1x, 1 cup for 2x, etc… I made the cookies the way it was written but once it was mixed up in the bowl it was so crumbly that I knew it needed more butter.
Other than that, the cookies are wonderful!!
Tatiana Thomas
My friend and her family loved it - so did their dog 😀
Debbie
Great recipe, but for those of us who follow recipes exactly as written, be careful. Make sure you follow the written directions for the dry ingredients because the sugar does not go in with the other dry ingredients. Otherwise this is a GREAT recipe!!!
penny hulem
I couldn't bake these cookies fast enough! I doubled the recipe and it still wasn't enough. A real keeper. It is now in the list of "family tradition-bake!"