Combine two traditional recipes to make these Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. This amazing dessert takes about 12 minutes from start to finish, including cooking time. Rich peanut butter and chocolate combine with sugar and egg to make the epitome of a perfect cookie.
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I know people boast about easy recipes all the time and it’s rarely as easy as they make it sound. However, I’m definitely not pulling your leg when I say that these are the easiest cookies you will ever make. When I say easy, I mean, the ingredients in these peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are usually already in your cabinet or fridge. In other words, no special grocery list, planning, a trip to the store for ingredients you’ll rarely, if ever, use again, and you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg on peanut butter.
My favorite part about this recipe is that it’s a really nice last-minute cravings recipe. Say you’re craving peanut butter or just a good cookie, these cookies do the trick without the fuss. You can decide you have a craving and in a few minutes, you’ve got that craving in your hand. No store, no fast food or dessert joint, no planning, no long baking experience - just toss and go. From start to finish, the first batch of cookies will be coming out about 12 minutes after you begin mixing ingredients.
How to Make Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep - Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease a cookie sheet - I use canola oil non-stick spray.
Mix Ingredients - Toss all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well, but don’t overmix.
Roll and Bake - Roll the dough into 1-inch balls, flatten them a bit with a fork, space them two inches apart on the cookie sheet, and bake for 6-8 minutes.
Cool and Enjoy - Remove the cookies from the oven, let them sit for 5 minutes to cool, and enjoy!
Tips for Making Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Dough ball size - It’s ok if you make the dough balls a little smaller or a little bigger, just don’t go too extreme either way as you’ll end up with cookies being finished too early or too late in connection with the rest of the batch.
- Variations - If you want more chocolate, feel free to add more chocolate chips in. You can also change out the chocolate chips for other flavors such as white chocolate, butterscotch, peanut butter, etc. If desired, you can also use other types of nut butters to make these cookies such as almond butter. The consistency needs to be the same as peanut butter for it to work though.
- Use Nonstick Spray to Your Advantage - The batter will be a little sticky when rolling it into balls. You can spritz your hands with nonstick spray and this will help in handling it. You can also spray the fork used to press down the cookies to ensure the batter doesn’t stick to it.
- Don’t Forget to Press Down the Cookie - If you don’t press down the cookie to a flatter form before baking, it won’t come out right. This is an important step you’ll want to make sure and remember.
Common Questions About Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Why Do You Put Fork Marks on Peanut Butter Cookies?
Peanut butter cookies are pretty well known for the fork marks on the top of them. However, the fork marks specifically have no special significance other than that was just the utensil used to press them down. Peanut butter cookies have a denser dough than most cookies, which is why they must be pressed down before baking. If not, they won’t fully fall down from their ball form and end up making a half burnt and half raw cookie in a strange shape. Forks have simply been the most popular utensil to press down the cookies over many many years. In other words, the marks are a tradition more than a necessity. As long as the cookies are pressed down in some way, fork marks aren’t necessary unless you enjoy sentimental or traditional reasoning.
I promise that you’ll fall in love with these super easy and addicting peanut butter chocolate chip cookies and invite you to share your experience with me in the comments below!
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix until just combined.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls and space the cookies about 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet spritzed with the non-stick spray. Batter will be a bit sticky.
- Using a fork that’s been spritzed with the non-stick spray, press the fork lightly into the cookie two different times, making a plus sign with the fork.
- Bake cookies for 8 minutes then remove them and let them sit on the pan for about 5 minutes before removing. They will look unfinished, but they’re definitely finished.
Notes
- Dough ball size - It’s ok if you make the dough balls a little smaller or a little bigger, just don’t go too extreme either way as you’ll end up with cookies being finished too early or too late in connection with the rest of the batch.
- Use Nonstick Spray to Your Advantage - The batter will be a little sticky when rolling it into balls. You can spritz your hands with nonstick spray and this will help in handling it. You can also spray the fork used to press down the cookies to ensure the batter doesn’t stick to it.
- Don’t Forget to Press Down the Cookie - If you don’t press down the cookie to a flatter form before baking, it won’t come out right. This is an important step you’ll want to make sure and remember.
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