Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
These soft and chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies feature a rich cocoa dough packed with creamy Reese’s peanut butter chips. Ready in just 20 minutes, with no chilling required.
Servings: 45 cookies
Calories: 150kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups peanut butter chips (Reese’s brand recommended)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prep: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease.
- Whisk Dry Ingredients: In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt until well combined; set aside.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy (about 3-4 minutes).
- Add Wet Ingredients: Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla extract. Beat until well blended, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Combine Mixtures: Reduce mixer speed to low. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Mix until all the dry ingredients are incorporated, avoid over-mixing.
- Fold in Chips: Fold the peanut butter chips into the cookie dough. Ensure all dry ingredients are incorporated, mixing by hand if needed.
- Scoop and Bake: Using a standard-sized cookie scoop, portion the dough onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are set but the tops still look slightly soft.
- Cool and Serve: Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes to set. After that, transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
Notes
* Hershey’s Unsweetened Cocoa Powder was used.
Substitution: To use Dutch-process cocoa powder, replace the baking soda with 2 teaspoons of baking powder. The texture and flavor of the cookie will not be exactly the same.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g
