Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect treat for the peanut butter and chocolate lovers out there. They're soft with crispy edges and chocolate chips in every bite. The peanut butter gives them just the right amount of a salty taste that is balanced well with the sweetness of the chocolate.

I love how easy these cookies are to make. I recommend chilling the bowl of dough for about 10 minutes to give it a chance to firm up slightly before scooping, but other than that it comes together really quickly. So quickly that you can have a cookie sheet of them in front of you in just under 30 minutes.

A FEW NOTES BEFORE WE GET STARTED

• Room Temperature Ingredients:
  • Butter: It’s important that your butter is softened. In a pinch, you can put your butter in the microwave for about 5 seconds on each side, but watch closely to make sure it is just softening and not melting.
  • Egg: You want to make sure that your egg is at room temperature to ensure that it is properly incorporated into your batter. If you forget to leave it out before you start baking, place it in a bowl of warm water for about 15 minutes until it becomes room temperature.
• Measuring Your Ingredients: I strongly encourage that you use a kitchen scale to measure your ingredients and ensure that you have the most accurate measurements possible.
  • However, if you don’t have a scale on hand and will be using cup measurements, make sure to use the “spoon and sweep” method when measuring to avoid packing in too much of any dry ingredient.
• Oven Temperature: Make sure to preheat your oven for at least 15 minutes before you start baking.
  • I recommend purchasing an oven thermometer to get to know your oven so you can adjust your baking temperatures accordingly. Some ovens run slightly warmer or colder so its important to know yours to make sure your baked goods come out right.
• Check out My Favorite Baking Tools to see what I use when I bake.

Preheat oven to 350º. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, blend together the butter, sugars, and peanut butter on medium speed until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Add in the egg and mix until combined. With the mixer on low, add in the flour, baking soda, and salt and mix just until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Gently fold in most of the chocolate chips, leaving a few aside to place directly on top of the cookies.

Place the bowl of dough in the fridge to chill for at least 10 minutes.

Using a 2 tablespoon scoop, form cookies into balls.

Place each cookie on a parchment lined cookie sheet a few inches apart. Place remaining chocolate chips on top of each cookie.

Bake the cookies for about 12-14 minutes. Let the cookies cool for about 10 minutes on the baking sheet before carefully moving them to a cooling rack. Enjoy!