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Three soft, dark chocolate peanut butter cookies with criss-cross fork marks and a light dusting of sugar, piled on a wooden surface with peanut butter chips scattered in the foreground.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Soft, chewy, rich chocolate cookies swirled with creamy peanut butter — the perfect treat for chocolate and peanut butter lovers!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 160
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cookie Dough
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter creamy
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
Mix-ins
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Equipment

  • Baking Sheet
  • Mixing bowls

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Cream together the butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy.
  3. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to the wet mixture.
  5. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  6. Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto the baking sheet. Slightly flatten.
  7. Bake for 8–10 minutes or until set. Let cool on the sheet before transferring.

Notes

For extra peanut butter flavor, swirl a teaspoon of peanut butter on top of each cookie before baking.