These peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are chewy large cookies with crisp edges. They are loaded with creamy peanut butter and mini chocolate chips. These cookies are one of my all time favorites!
These peanut butter chocolate chip cookies were originally created for a just for fun bake. Then, these cookies turned out to be SO good, I had to share this recipe with you too.
If you want to try more peanut butter recipes, try peanut butter cheesecake, peanut butter cup brownies, and chocolate peanut butter stuffed cookies.
Why You Will Love This Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
- Chewy peanut butter cookies. These chewy cookies have soft centers and crisp edges. The perfect cookies!
- Large cookies. The cookies are 3-4 inches wide. They are large!
- Mini chocolate chips. These cookies use mini chocolate chips. It gives you an equal amount of chocolate through the cookie!
- Easy to make. The dough can be made in 15 minutes. It is very easy to make.
Step by Step Recipe Video
Ingredient Notes for Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Butter- Pull this out 2 hours before baking.
- Brown sugar- I used light brown sugar.
- Peanut butter- Use Jif or Skippy creamy peanut butter. Natural peanut butter is too runny for this recipe.
- Eggs- Pull these out 2 hours before baking.
- Mini chocolate chips- Use minis for best results. You can use regular chocolate chips.
Ingredient Substitions
- Dairy free- You can use your favorite dairy free options for this recipe!
- Gluten free- I haven't tested this gluten free. Let me know if you do.
- Brown sugar- You can use dark brown sugar
- Peanut butter- For more texture, you can use crunchy peanut butter
Step By Step Instructions- Peanut butter cookie dough
Here is how to make and bake these cookies.
STEP 1: Mix the dry ingredients. Make sure to use a sifter to prevent flour lumps getting into the dough.
STEP 2: Beat the butter and sugars. The butter and sugars need to be beaten on high for 2 minutes. It will be light and fluffy.
STEP 3: Add in wet ingredients. Next, add in vanilla and peanut butter. Mix until just combined. Then, add in the eggs and mix on high. It will be fluffy like picture below.
STEP 4: Add in dry ingredients. Slowly add in the dry ingredients. Next, add in the mini chocolate chips.
STEP 5: Chill dough. Chill the dough for at least 2 hours.
STEP 6: Scoop the cookie dough. Next, use a 3 oz cookie scoop to scoop the dough. Scoop into a heaping cookie dough ball. Place 6 per cookie sheet.
STEP 7: Bake the cookies. Bake the cookies for 13-15 minutes. I baked mine for 15 minutes. OPTIONAL: Add extra mini chocolate chips.
Expert Baking Tips
To get the best chewy texture, it is very important to beat the wet ingredients well. The dough needs to properly aerate both with the butter step and the egg step.
If you would like to speed up the chilling process, place the dough in the freezer for 30-45 minutes. The dough needs to be cold.
However, the dough will chill unevenly. I highly recommend waiting the 2 hours for the dough to properly chill.
FAQ
Use parchment paper on the cookie sheets. Do not bake the cookies straight on the cookie sheet or use a silicone baking mat.
Make sure the dough is cold before you bake.
Yes it can. You can do 2 options.
1. Chill the dough for the original 2 hours. Scoop the dough and cover. Chill overnight.
2. Chill the dough overnight. Let it sit on the counter for 30 minutes - 1 hour before scooping.
Yes you can. Freeze the cookie dough balls. Add an extra 2-4 minutes to the bake time.
Special Tools
- Parchment paper: I use premade sheets of parchment paper vs the roll of parchment paper. It makes baking a lot easier!
- Large cookie scoop: I love this OXO cookie scoop.
Storing and Freezing
Store the peanut butter chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container up to 5 days.
Freezing
Freeze the baked cookies in an airtight container up to 30 days. Thaw for 1 hour before enjoying.
Other Cookie Recipes To Try
Try These Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes
- Peanut butter cheesecake
- Chocolate peanut butter stuffed cookies
- Peanut butter snickerdoodles
- Peanut butter and jelly cookies
- Banana peanut butter cookies
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📖 Recipe
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cup All-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups Brown sugar packed light or dark
- ¼ cup White granulated sugar
- 1 cup Peanut butter creamy
- 2 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
- 2 Large eggs room temperature
- 1 ¾ cups Mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside2 ½ cup All-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon Baking soda, 1 teaspoon Salt
- Using a mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and sugar together on medium for 2 minutes. The butter will be light and fluffy. Add in peanut butter and vanilla. Mix on medium until combined.1 cup Unsalted butter, 1 ¼ cups Brown sugar, ¼ cup White granulated sugar, 1 cup Peanut butter, 2 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
- Add in eggs. Mix on high for 2 minutes. Scrape bowl. Slowly add in dry ingredients. Scrape bowl and mix again. Add in mini chocolate chips and stir to combine.2 Large eggs, 1 ¾ cups Mini chocolate chips
- Cover and chill dough for 2 hours. Then, preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Use a large 3oz cookie scoop and scoop the dough. These make large cookies. (3-4 inch cookies) Place 6 dough balls per cookie sheet. Keep dough in fridge while cookies bake.
- Bake for 13-16 minutes. Bake until edges are lightly golden brown. If baking smaller cookies they will need 8-10 minutes baking time. Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for 4 minutes. Top with extra mini chocolate chips while warm. Then, transfer to a cooling rack.
Marcy says
I just made these and they are the best peanut butter chocolate chip cookies I have ever had! I'm actually having my first cookie for breakfast right now. I left the dough in the refrigerator overnight to give the dough time to combine, used regular chocolate chips, then rolled them in sugar (like you do when you make peanut butter blossoms) then baked them the required time. They came out perfect. The edges are crispy the inside is chewy, and the peanut butter and chocolate are perfect. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. It's definitely a keeper!
Karen says
Hello! I'm planning on making these tomorrow and they look fabulous! I was just wondering why you say to bake on parchment and not on a silicon mat? I do all my cookie baking on the Silpat mats and I will totally follow your directions, but I'm wondering why?
Thanks so much!
Stephanie Rutherford says
So the silcone mat doesn't give the cookies anything to "grip" to. Parchment paper allows a bit of a grip and prevents a spread.
Wendy says
I made this twice now, and this recipe is worth raving!
Both times I didn’t follow the recipe to the T and it still worked out great - which means this recipe has a wide margin for error and it’s suitable for beginners.
I received comments raving about my cookies and it beat my double choc cookies (a little sad because that was my fav). It’s saying a lot that everyone loves this cookie. Thanks for this recipe!
My second batch are so goey and chewy on the inside and crisp on the outside! I added a lil bit of nutella and didn’t add as much choco chips, so I’m glad it wasn’t a disaster!
Michelle says
D e l i c o u s!!! First time trying this recipe and it was spot on yummy!
Wendy says
Holy moly. This is THE recipe.
I tried this recipe yesterday, and baked exactly after two hours. It was an epic fail - my cookies were crumbly and disintegrated upon touch.
Today I baked what remained of the cookie dough left from yesterday, and changed my cookie size to minis at 12 mins.
It turned out heavenly!
Lesson learned: wait overnight rather than 2 hours (I have no patience) 🙁
Payton says
Good cookies!! I also appreciate the measurements after each step, thanks!!!!
Katie says
I put the dough in the fridge overnight. When I took it out, I made a batch & they stayed in little mounds, no spreading at all. I then let my dough sit and warm up, same thing happened. I tried with a silicone baking sheet, I tried without. I tried the bigger size, then I tried a smaller size. I really experimented lots of different ways & my cookies did not spread at all. Any insight as to why my dough wouldn't spread? Just want to add when I let the dough warm up, I waited long enough that the dough was a bit sticky to the touch.
Stephanie Rutherford says
Cookies not spreading is due to the flour. If you use a measuring cup and stick it into the flour it will become compacted. Compacted flour means more flour then intended = no spread. Instead use a spoon to lightly scoop the flour into the measuring cup and use the edge to scrape it until level. This will help fix it!
Alisa says
Mine stayed in mounds as well…. The only cookies I’ve made that look like the picture call from melted or browned butter.
Chloe says
Turns out you CAN use natural/organic PB, the cookies turned out amazing! I also did a 1/2 cup less flour than the recipe called for, I think the altitude where I live affects that though. I only refrigerated for an hour and my cookies were much fluffier than the pictures (that’s how I like them, crumbl style).
Melanie says
These cookies were a hit in my house! Chewy and crispy on the edges! I have a batch in the freezer also because it was THAT good!
Lisa says
These turned out great and were a big hit. They're probably the best cookie I've ever made actually. Big, chewy and tasty!
Jerri says
Thank you for including the ingredient measurements in the instructions. It makes it so much easier when working the recipe.
Krista says
These are amazing!! I baked a batch for my nephew to take to college and nearly ate half. Thanks for putting the measurements in the directions so I didn't have to keep scrolling back up. This is now my go to peanut butter cookie recipe!
Sheena says
If I wanted to do a peanut butter cookie and chocolate cookie mash up. What two bases would work best together?
Stephanie Rutherford says
Definitely this one and my double chocolate white chip cookies.
Emily says
You linked to a 3 tablespoon scoop but a 3 ounce scoop would be 6 tablespoons, right? One fluid ounce is 2 tablespoons.
Stephanie Rutherford says
Use a 3 Tablespoon scoop!
Carol Patton says
Can I make them smaller?
Stephanie Rutherford says
Yes you can! Use a smaller cookie scoop and bake for 8-11 minutes.
Beverley says
Cookies were fabulous!!
Maria says
you don't mention the oven temperature.
Stephanie Rutherford says
It is in the recipe. But it is 350F.
Leanne says
Love all your recipes! These are amazing peanut butter cookies! Will make again.
Leah says
Absolutely delicious! I portioned mine into dough balls and froze on a cookie sheet. Once frozen I transferred to a freezer bag so I can pull a few out and bake anytime we want a nighttime treat! Other than that small change at the end, followed the recipe EXACTLY- soooo many complements!
Beth Watley says
I made these cookies and had to make a second batch the next day because they were that good! Took some to work for Valentine’s Day and now, co-workers stop by me desk to see if I made another batch! Definitely a favorite!!!
Kyla says
These are to die for! So delicious
Lila says
These are my favorite cookies!
MaryKate says
These cookies are amazing!!
Kristine says
I used salted butter and had to melt it on the stove because I forgot to get it out early. I used eggs right out of the fridge. I also baked this recipe right after mixing instead of chilling and the cookies did not spread at all. They baked up light and fluffy soft in the middle and crispy at the edges.
Eileen Rutherford says
These came out great. I had to modify slightly as I had natural peanut butter, dark brown sugar and live at 5400'. Used slightly less peanut butter, slightly more flour and I only had 1.5 cups of chips on hand. Baked from frozen for 17 minutes. Husband approved cookies!
Kim says
Do you smash the dough down before baking?
Stephanie Rutherford says
No I don't. If you are having issues with your cookies not spreading, then you are compacting your flour in the cookie dough. You should spoon the flour into your measuring cup.
Toni says
We love these! I also put a batch of measured out cookie dough in the freezer so we can bake a few every now and then.
One of my favorite cookie recipes!
Aldale says
I have come to believe you have the best cookie recipes. These were awesome and definitely my fav peanut butter cookie recipe!
Stephanie Rutherford says
This is honestly my favorite recipe. It creates the best cookie!
Kathy Wakefield says
These cookies were heavenly! They were the perfect level of sweet. The chocolate and peanut butter were the perfect recipe! They were devoured immediately by my entire household.
Stephanie Rutherford says
I am so glad you loved these cookies!
Julia says
These have become my favorite cookie recipe ever after just the first time I made them. I keep making them because they're that good! They are so soft and stay soft for days after. And they have the perfect amount of peanut butter that isn't overwhelming. 10/10 recommend!
Stephanie Rutherford says
Thank you so much! I am so glad you loved them!