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peanut butter and chocolate cookies

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cookies

Crispy, golden edges with soft centers. Dark chocolate and Reeseā€™s peanut butter chips take this classic peanut butter cookie to another level.
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Chill Time 30 mins
Total Time 1 hr 5 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 160 grams all-purpose flour (1-1/4 cups)
  • 3 grams baking soda (1/2 teaspoon)
  • 3 grams fine sea salt (1/2 teaspoon)
  • 113 grams unsalted butter (1 stick OR 1/2 cup), softened
  • 190 grams creamy peanut butter (3/4 cup)
  • 75 grams light brown sugar (1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons)
  • 75 grams granulated sugar (1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons)
  • 50 grams egg (1 large), room temperature
  • 5 grams vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract (1 teaspoon)
  • 120 grams peanut butter baking chips (3/4 cup)
  • 120 grams dark chocolate chunks or chips (3/4 cup)

Instructions
 

  • Add all-purpose flour, baking soda, and fine sea salt to medium mixing bowl. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
  • Add unsalted butter and creamy peanut butter to stand mixer. Using paddle attachment, beat 1 minute on medium speed.
  • Add light brown sugar and granulated sugar to stand mixer. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl, if necessary.
  • Add egg and vanilla bean paste to stand mixer. Beat 30 seconds on low to incorporate.
  • Remove bowl from stand mixer. Add flour mixture to stand mixer bowl. Fold in with large spatula. Avoid over mixing.
  • Add peanut butter baking chips and dark chocolate chunks to cookie dough. Fold in using large spatula.
  • Cover bowl with plastic and chill 1 hour, or up to 3 days.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Scoop dough using cookie or ice cream scoop (about 3 tablespoons per cookie). Drop cookie dough onto prepared cookie sheets (6 cookies per sheet).
  • Press cookies down slightly.
  • Bake cookies in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until cookies are golden along the edges, and set in the center.
  • Remove cookie sheets from oven and cool on wire racks.
  • Store leftover cookies for several days in an airtight container at room temperature. Freeze baked cookies for up to 1 month in a freezer proof zip-lock bag.
Keyword dark chocolate, peanut butter, peanut butter chips, peanut butter cookies