THE BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Soft and chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies made with pantry staples—easy to make, full of flavor, and perfect every time!
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 229kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter*
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- With a hand mixer, cream together the peanut butter, butter, white sugar and brown sugar until blended. Beat in the egg, milk, and vanilla for 2-3 minutes.
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
- Add flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture and mix together, just until combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Scoop tablespoonfuls of dough and roll into balls. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets (I used parchment paper since my cookies tend to burn on my darker pans). Press each ball once with the back of a fork.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. Don't overcook! These cookies are much better soft and just barely cooked all the way through! Let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
*NOTE: Every time I have made these cookies I have used a regular creamy peanut butter (like Jif or a store-brand alternative). Several readers have commented that the cookies do not turn out as well when using a natural peanut butter.
Nutrition
Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 107mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 137IU | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg