Description
These Dark Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies are rich, chewy, and packed with peanut butter flavor and semi-sweet chocolate chips for the perfect sweet treat. Soft on the inside with just a slight crisp on the edges, they’re quick to prepare and perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), room temperature
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
Add-ins
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips (or semi-sweet chocolate chips)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it’s at the right temperature when you’re ready to bake the cookies.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined. This ensures even distribution of leavening agents and salt throughout the dough.
- Cream Sugars and Butter: In a separate mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the powdered sugar, dark brown sugar, and unsalted butter (at room temperature but still firm) until the mixture is light and creamy.
- Add Peanut Butter, Vanilla, and Egg: Continue mixing the peanut butter, vanilla extract, and egg into the creamed sugar and butter mixture until well incorporated and creamy.
- Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients: Gradually add the dry flour mixture into the peanut butter mixture. Mix just until all ingredients are combined. The dough should be somewhat stiff due to the room-temperature butter.
- Stir in Chocolate Chips: Fold the dark chocolate chips into the cookie dough evenly.
- Prepare for Baking: Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing the cookies about 1 1/2 inches apart. You can bake the cookies as rounded balls or slightly flatten them with your hand or spatula before baking.
- Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for approximately 12 minutes. Avoid over-baking; the cookies should be soft and not browned heavily.
- Cool and Serve: Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Use room temperature butter that holds its shape for best texture.
- Do not overbake cookies to keep them soft and chewy.
- You can substitute semi-sweet chocolate chips if preferred.
- Spacing cookies appropriately prevents them from merging during baking.
- Flattening the dough balls slightly before baking results in a more uniform cookie shape.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
