Description
Soft and chewy Classic Peanut Butter Cookies with rich chocolate chips.
Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter: Softened to room temperature, creates a delicious base for the cookies.
- Brown Sugar: Adds moisture and a slightly caramel-like flavor.
- Granulated Sugar: Provides sweetness and helps with the cookie texture.
- Peanut Butter: The star of the show! Use creamy or crunchy peanut butter.
- Vanilla Extract: Enhances flavor depth.
- All-Purpose Flour: Gives the cookies their structure.
- Baking Soda: The leavening agent.
- Salt: A pinch brings out all flavors.
- Chocolate Chips: Semi-sweet chocolate chips balance the sweetness.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy.
- Add in peanut butter and vanilla extract, mixing well.
- Combine flour, baking soda, and salt separately and gradually add to the wet mixture.
- Fold in chocolate chips gently.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto baking sheets.
- Flatten each cookie slightly with a fork.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are golden brown.
- Let cool on sheets before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Consider adding a sprinkle of sea salt on top before baking for extra flavor.
- For chewier cookies, underbake slightly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: Peanut Butter, Cookies, Chocolate