Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
Description
These chewy peanut butter cookies are packed with creamy peanut butter and studded with chocolate chips, offering a perfect balance of sweet and nutty flavors.
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup of melted butter (unsalted)
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of white sugar
- 1 cup of creamy peanut butter
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/3 cup of all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In your stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the melted butter, light brown sugar, white sugar, creamy peanut butter, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth and well combined.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground flaxseed, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in thirds, mixing until just combined after each addition.
- Fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are set.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
For a more intense peanut flavor, consider using crunchy peanut butter instead of creamy. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. You can freeze the dough balls for later baking; just add a couple of minutes to the baking time when baking from frozen.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 100
- Fat: 8
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 15
Natalie, I totally agree! Nice and easy :)
I love that you can make this in a pan so I don’t have to scoop or roll individual cookies (sometimes that is just TOO HARD).