Description
Craving the perfect balance of salty, sweet, melty, and chewy? These peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy, and totally irresistible — the ultimate comfort dessert that always hits right.
Ingredients
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1/2 cup white sugar
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter, and both sugars until fluffy.
3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing until smooth.
4. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
5. Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet until just combined.
6. Fold in chocolate chips.
7. Chill dough for 10 minutes.
8. Scoop dough (1.5 tbsp) onto baking sheets.
9. Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are golden and centers soft.
10. Let rest 5 minutes before transferring to a rack.
Notes
Chilling the dough enhances texture and flavor.
Sprinkle flaky sea salt on top before baking for extra flavor.
Store with a slice of bread in an airtight container to retain softness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10–12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: peanut butter, chocolate chip, cookies, easy, chewy