Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
These cookies are so thick and chewy and they're everyone's favorite flavor combo - chocolate and peanut butter!
Servings 12 large cookies
Calories 283kcal
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder optional but recommended
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat together the butter and sugars until well combined.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla until just combined.
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking soda, and salt and beat until a soft dough forms.
- Stir in the peanut butter and chocolate chips.
- Use a large cookie scoop to scoop out 12 balls of cookie dough.
- Place dough on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 11 minutes exactly. Cookies will look slightly underdone, but will firm up as they cool.
- Cool for 5 minutes on the pan before removing to a cooling rack.
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Notes
For smaller cookies, use a medium cookie scoop and bake for 9 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 295mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 264IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 2mg