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Crispy, fluffy, and GOOEY cookies filled with creamy peanut butter and rich chocolate chunks.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

You know those recipes that just have you coming back for more every. single. time. ??? Well, look no further, because you’ve officially hit the jackpot with this one! If there’s one thing I love more than peanut butter, it’s peanut butter cookies.. who’s with me?!

My dad’s favorite kind of cookie has always peanut butter. It doesn’t matter what else comes inside, as long as there’s peanut butter involved. Maybe that’s where my love for peanut butter came from!

I don’t think I’ll ever stray away from this one, and I hope you’ll come to that same conclusion!

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
  • Peanut butter
    • OF COURSE. The essential ingredient to these gooey cookies, and the one that will have you running back for more.
  • Flour
  • Sugar:
    • Helps make the outside of the cookie nice and crisp (while the inside stays warm and gooey).
  • Brown Sugar
    • Packed with some molasses-like notes, dark flavors, and sweet goodness.
  • Eggs
  • Baking powder
  • Salt
  • Vanilla extract
  • Chocolate chunks
    • Personally, I prefer using chocolate chunks over chocolate chips. There’s just something about the larger pieces of chocolate that makes my heart (and tastebuds) so happy!

Tips for making Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
  1. Try to avoid overmixing: We want to make sure our cookies stay nice and tender, crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside (that’s the way I LOVE my cookies). If we overmix the batter, the flour will begin to develop, resulting in a much tougher cookie.
  2. More chocolate chips, ALWAYS: If you’re like me, a chocolate chip in every bite isn’t just yummy… its ESSENTIAL. When in doubt, always add more chocolate chips (my motto).

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: chocolate, chocolate chip, cookie, dessert, peanut butter
Author: Sarah Crawford

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cup chocolate chunks

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • Cream butters and sugars together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
  • Gradually add dry ingredients to the mixer, beating on LOW until just combined. Remove from stand mixer and stir in chocolate chunks.
  • Form dough into small balls and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until golden brown, rotating pan 180°F halfway through cook time.
  • Remove cookies, let stand on pan 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.