Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

5 from 1 vote

Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies give you the best of both worlds: peanut butter cookies combined with chocolate chip cookies! They’re soft, chewy, and loaded with chocolate chunks. Everyone loves them.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Keyword: easy cookie recipe, jumbo cookie recipe, peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

Servings:

Author: Jeannie

Ingredients

½ cup butter at room temperature
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
1 egg at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cornstarch
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup peanut butter chips
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips you can also use chocolate chunks
1-2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips to press on top if desired

Instructions

In a large bowl, with a stand mixer or hand held mixer, beat the butter, sugars, and peanut butter until mixture is smooth and creamy.
½ cup butter, ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup granulated sugar, ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and cornstarch.
1¼ cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt
Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until completely combined.
Add in the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips until just mixed in.
1 cup peanut butter chips, 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Chill the dough for 3 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Let the dough sit at room temperature while the oven preheats.
Make dough balls about 1/4 cup in size using a either a 1/4 cup cookie scoop or a 1/4 cup measuring scoop. Place dough balls about two inches apart on a cookie sheet lined with either silicone liner or parchment paper.
Press additional chocolate chips onto the top of cookie dough if desired.
1-2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips
Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes, until slightly browned edges.
Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before placing on wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

To make these cookies smaller, make dough balls about one tablespoon in size. You will end up with around 24 cookies. Bake them at 350°F for 10-12 minutes.

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