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Home » Cookies » Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

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Posted:8/19/21
Updated:10/25/22
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Take your peanut butter cookies up a notch with these Chunky Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies. So chewy and chocolatey, these easy cookies come together easily and are incredibly delicious!

stack of chocolate chip peanut butter cookies on table.

Chocolate chip peanut butter cookies

Chocolate + peanut butter = love. My recipes for chocolate peanut butter Whoopie Pies, Ice Cream, Peanut Butter Blossoms, and Oatmeal Bars would have to agree that these two together are pure perfection!

I wanted to take traditional peanut butter cookies up a notch and the best way to do that is to add in chocolate! My Chunky Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies are sweet, nutty, and seriously addictive. Try stopping after just one, I dare you!

All we’re doing is taking a classic peanut butter cookie batter and mixing in chocolate chips. In the end, these delicious snacking cookies are moist and nutty with a fun chocolate surprise on the inside.

5 cookies on parchment paper on top of brown table.

How to make ​​peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies

These homemade cookies are easy to make using pantry-staple ingredients. The cookie dough comes together in no time and they’re done baking in less than 15 minutes! Here’s how it’s done:

Use a standing or handheld mixer (I use this) to beat the butter, peanut butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla together until creamy.

Add the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda to a separate bowl.

Slowly combine the dry mixture into the wet, being careful not to over mix. To finish, use a spatula to fold the chocolate chips into the cookie dough.

Use your hands to roll 1-inch balls of cookie dough and place them on your prepared baking sheet. Press each ball down with a fork to make a criss-cross pattern. Sprinkle each cookie with a little sugar.

Bake the cookies until the edges look golden brown. 

Take them out of the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack, then enjoy!

closeup of cookie with chocolate chips and cross cross pattern on cookie.

Tips and variations

  • Double chocolate – Add 1/3 cup of cocoa powder to make double chocolate peanut butter cookies.
  • More add-ins – Instead of or in addition to the chocolate chips, you can use white chocolate chips, raisins, chocolate chunks, dried cranberries, peanut butter chips, or chopped nuts.
  • Crispy cookies – Leave them in the oven for an additional 1 to 3 minutes if you prefer a crispier cookie.
  • Peanut butter – Smooth peanut butter from a new jar is the best and easiest to work with. You can also use chunky peanut butter or replace it with any nut or seed butter you like.
  • Melted vs. soft butter – I recommend using softened butter for these cookies because it helps them taste thicker and chewier. Melted butter will cause the cookies to spread slightly in the oven, but it isn’t the end of the world if that’s what you use.
  • Vegan – Make my vegan peanut butter cookies and fold in vegan chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate at the end!
  • Gluten free – Try my flourless peanut butter cookies instead. They would pair nicely with chocolate chips!

Do I need to chill the dough before baking the cookies?

It isn’t completely necessary for this recipe, but chilling the peanut butter cookie dough before baking the cookies will give you a more flavorful and chewy cookie. Why? Because baking cold dough prevents the cookies from spreading too much in the oven and gives all of the flavors time to meld together.

Make the cookie dough with the chocolate chips, cover the bowl, and place it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or overnight. Afterward, roll the cookies into balls and bake!

But in the end, if you don’t have the extra time, that’s totally ok and you can make them without chilling.

stack of chocolate chip peanut butter cookies on table.

Can I freeze chocolate chip peanut butter cookies?

You can freeze both the unbaked and baked cookies. Here’s how it’s done:

  • To freeze the unbaked cookie dough, roll the balls of dough, place them on the prepared baking sheet, and freeze. Once they’re frozen solid, transfer the balls to a sealed ziploc bag or container and freeze. The cookies can be baked from frozen but may need a few extra minutes in the oven.
  • To freeze baked cookies, let them cool completely and store them in an airtight container or ziploc bag. They freeze nicely for up to 2 months.

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Take your peanut butter cookies up a notch with these Chunky Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies. So chewy and chocolatey, these easy cookies come together easily and are incredibly delicious!
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Chunky Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

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Take your peanut butter cookies up a notch with these Chunky Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies. So chewy and chocolatey, these easy cookies come together easily and are incredibly delicious!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 11 minutes
Total Time 16 minutes
serves 48 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place parchment paper or silicone baking mats down on baking sheets.
  • Mix butter, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla together in a large bowl until creamy.
  • In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add this dry mixture into the large bowl of wet mixture and continue mixing with hand mixer until everything is combined.
  • Stir in chocolate chips and mix with a spoon until they're equally distributed.
  • Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on baking sheets. Use the back of a fork to make a criss-cross appearance on each cookie. Sprinkle each cookie with a light dusting of sugar.
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes or until slightly golden brown around the edges. Allow to cool before eating them all. 🙂

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 134kcal (7%)
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:American
Keyword:chocolate chip peanut butter cookies
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  1. Mojoblogs says

    March 17, 2021 at 4:30 am

    I love baking chocolate chip cookies, but I haven’t tried making chocolate peanut butter. Now, I am excited to try making this. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe 🙂

    Reply
  2. Anne says

    October 17, 2020 at 12:20 pm

    Can you use chunky peanut butter

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      October 20, 2020 at 12:06 pm

      Yes, you can. Enjoy the cookies!

      Reply
  3. Irina says

    March 23, 2020 at 3:18 am

    I love chocolate and peanut butter combination in baking goods, and I am looking forward to baking these cookies tomorrow morning. It will be fun to make a criss-cross pattern on top:)

    Reply
  4. Krissy Allori says

    March 22, 2020 at 11:34 pm

    These cookies are so good. I loved everything about them and so did my husband and kiddos.

    Reply
  5. Anita says

    March 22, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    My two favorite cookies combined in one. These are delicious and definitely a must for people who love both peanut butter cookies and chocolate chip cookies.

    Reply
  6. Caroline says

    March 22, 2020 at 10:12 pm

    Chocolate and peanut butter go so well together – I can imagine these being fun to make with the kids.

    Reply
  7. Deanne says

    March 22, 2020 at 8:54 pm

    I love the idea of putting peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies together – brilliant!!

    Reply
  8. Barbee says

    March 20, 2019 at 6:32 pm

    These were really good! I used margarine instead for a bake sale but certainly will try with butter next time….I’m sure they will be even better!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      March 21, 2019 at 9:20 am

      Thank you for commenting and letting me know you made these cookies Barbee! I’m so happy you liked them!

      Reply
  9. Hannah says

    January 24, 2018 at 3:33 pm

    Do we need to melt the butter first before adding? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      January 25, 2018 at 4:48 pm

      Hey Hannah, please use softened butter. Enjoy the cookies!

      Reply
  10. Nell says

    January 10, 2018 at 5:56 am

    Do you think I could omit the peanut butter??

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      January 10, 2018 at 9:24 am

      Hey Nell, you could if you were going to replace it with another nut butter.

      Reply
  11. Tama Blanchard says

    December 23, 2017 at 2:27 pm

    Awesome cookies!! Preparing was very simple and my family enjoyed this tasty treat

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      December 26, 2017 at 10:40 am

      Hey Tama, so happy to hear you liked these cookies! Thanks for commenting!

      Reply
  12. Leslie Wood says

    September 6, 2017 at 7:39 pm

    these cookies look so good, but can’t find the recipe. Can you please let me know where I can find it?

    Thanks!

    Reply
  13. Marie says

    July 9, 2017 at 3:12 pm

    Hello can I make these cookies with milk chocolate chip ? Thanks

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      July 9, 2017 at 5:14 pm

      Hey Marie, absolutely! They will be just as delicious – enjoy!

      Reply
      • Marie says

        July 9, 2017 at 7:53 pm

        Thanks ?

        Reply
  14. Sheila in MD says

    June 18, 2017 at 1:49 pm

    Hi there! Just came across theee and they look great-wondering if you think using mini-chips wou,d hurt the texture? Thinking those wild. See it easier to use the fork to press them. TIA!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      June 18, 2017 at 3:49 pm

      Hey Sheila, using mini chips would be perfectly ok! Enjoy the cookies!

      Reply
      • Sheila in MD says

        June 19, 2017 at 8:56 am

        Thanks for the quick reply! Will be making these today for a visit to a peanut butter/chocolate combo loving brother!

        Reply
  15. christy says

    June 16, 2017 at 12:13 pm

    light brown sugar? and regular choc chips or semi sweet?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      June 16, 2017 at 3:21 pm

      Hey Christy, light browns sugar and I prefer semi sweet chocolate chips for this recipe. Enjoy!

      Reply
  16. Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen says

    January 12, 2015 at 11:39 pm

    Pamela, your peanut butter cookies look phenomenal! Cannot wait to try your recipe. These won’t last long at our house! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  17. Baking Tuts says

    January 7, 2015 at 5:48 pm

    These look delightful! My mouth is watering just looking at the pictures. Great job!

    Reply
  18. Manali @ CookWithManali says

    December 27, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    Chocolate and Peanut Butter are meant for each other, like they really are! The cookies look so good, I can eat 5 in one go I guess or maybe more!

    Reply
  19. Sophie says

    December 27, 2014 at 11:55 am

    They were excellent with ly café latte! Xxx

    Reply
  20. Sophie says

    December 27, 2014 at 11:53 am

    I made your Yummy tasty cookíes & loved every bite! Mmmmmm,…they were!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      December 27, 2014 at 4:42 pm

      Thanks Sophie! Big hugs!

      Reply
  21. The Ninja Baker says

    December 27, 2014 at 3:33 am

    Well, Miss Pamela, your love of cookies seems to translate into cookies baked with tremendous love…Peanut butter and chocolate are an inspired combo…Saving your recipe. Thank you! (Pinning, too. Of course.)

    Reply
  22. ATasteOfMadness says

    December 25, 2014 at 5:34 pm

    These cookies look amazing! Happy holidays!

    Reply
  23. Kari @ bite-sized thoughts says

    December 23, 2014 at 4:11 pm

    These look amazing 🙂 I love the patterns on the top of each cookie too!

    Reply
  24. Hotly Spiced says

    December 23, 2014 at 4:08 pm

    What gorgeous cookies! I hate to confess but I actually haven’t made any cookies this Christmas! And now I’ve run out of time. I will have to correct that next year. Merry Christmas to you and all your family xx

    Reply
  25. Koko says

    December 23, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    I need these in and around my mouth. Haha but seriously….

    Reply
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