Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

Name: Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 115 g butter (softened to room temperature); 100 g (½ cup) brown sugar; 110 g (½ cup) caster sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 250 g (1 cup) peanut butter (smooth and creamy); pinch of salt; 1 egg (at room temperature); 190 g (1 ¼ cups) plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 285 g (1 ½ cups) chocolate chips (milk or dark)

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The BEST EVER soft and chewy chocolate chip peanut butter cookies PACKED with chocolate chips!

Taking just 10 minutes to prepare, they are perfect for filling up the cookie jar or for lunch box treats.

Chocolate chip peanut butter cookies in a bowl, with a jar of peanut butter just visible behind.

Chocolate and peanut butter are a classic combination, and one of my personal favourites! Who could resist a slice of fudgy peanut butter brownies, a batch of peanut butter oatmeal bars or crunchy peanut butter crunch bars?!

In these chocolate chip peanut butter cookies, I've combined the classic chocolate chip cookie with smooth and creamy peanut butter to make a cookie that is SO delicious!

If your family is as peanut butter obsessed as mine is, be sure to check out these other peanut butter recipes: 10 minute peanut butter fudge, 5 ingredient peanut butter slice, and these easy peanut butter cookies with M&Ms.

A choc chip cookie broken in half to show the inside texture.

Why You're Going To Love This Recipe

Easy recipe - using just 1 bowl and taking 10 minutes to prepare, these cookies are quick and easy to make.
Basic ingredients - chocolate chip peanut butter cookies are made with basic pantry ingredients.
Freezer-friendly - make a batch and store in the freezer for a quick grab n go snack.
Conventional and Thermomix - both methods are written in the recipe card at the end of the post.

What You Need

These peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are made with basic ingredients that you probably already have in your fridge and pantry!

Note: Scroll to the recipe card at the bottom for the ingredients quantities and full detailed method.

Ingredients needed to make the cookies weighed out and placed in individual bowls.

Butter - softened to room temperature. Either salted butter or unsalted butter.
Brown sugar - brown sugar gives the cookies a soft and moist texture in the centre.
Caster sugar - also known as superfine sugar. This creates a cookie that is crunchy on the outside.
Vanilla extract - or vanilla bean paste.
Peanut butter - I recommend using smooth peanut butter.
Salt - if using salted butter, omit the pinch of salt.
Egg - I use size large eggs which weigh approx. 60g.
Plain flour - also known as all-purpose flour.
Baking powder - added to create a light cookie.
Chocolate chips - either milk chocolate or dark chocolate chips.

Equipment Required

Electric beaters, stand mixer or Thermomix.
Two baking trays lined with baking paper.
Oven - I use a fan-forced oven. If using a conventional oven, increase the temperature by 10-20 degrees celsius.

Step By Step Instructions

It only takes 10 minutes to prepare these peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips!

Note: Scroll to the recipe card at the bottom for the ingredients quantities and full detailed method.

Step 1 - Cream Butter And Sugars Together

Preheat the oven. Grease and line baking trays with baking paper.

Place the softened butter, brown sugar, caster sugar and vanilla into a bowl and beat together until pale and fluffy.

Butter, brown sugar and white sugar in a bowl.

Step 2 - Add The Peanut Butter

Add the smooth peanut butter and salt and beat until combined.

Peanut butter added to the beaten butter-sugar mixture.

Step 3 - Add The Egg

Beat the egg into the mixture until well combined.

An egg added to the butter-peanut butter mixture.

Step 4 - Add Dry Ingredients

Slowly add the plain flour and baking powder.

Flour sifted in to the cookie dough mixture.

Continue to beat until the mixture is well combined.

The combined peanut butter cookie dough mixture.

Step 5 - Add The Chocolate Chips

Mix the chocolate chips into the cookie dough gently until just combined.

Chocolate chips added to the cookie dough mixture.

Step 6 - Bake

Roll the mixture into balls and place onto the lined baking trays, making sure to leave a gap between the balls to allow for them to spread.

Bake chocolate chip peanut butter cookies in the preheated oven until lightly golden.

Balls of cookie dough placed on baking tray lined with baking paper.

Leave the cookies to cool on the trays for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Baked peanut butter chocolate chip cookies on a wire cooling rack.

Expert Tips

Line the baking trays with baking paper - to stop the cookies from sticking to the trays.
Don't over mix the cookie dough - otherwise you will end up with hard cookies.
Leaving a gap - leave a 5cm gap between the cookies to allow for spreading.
Leave the cookies to cool on the baking trays for 5 minutes - the cookies are very fragile when warm from the oven, so it is best to leave them to cool slightly before moving to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Storage - store chocolate chip peanut butter cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.

Overhead shot of a bowl of cookies with a jar of peanut butter in the background.

FAQs

Can I use homemade peanut butter to make these cookies?

Unfortunately no. Homemade peanut butter is not suitable for making these cookies with, it is best to use a store-bought smooth and creamy peanut butter.

Can I freeze chocolate chip peanut butter cookies?

Absolutely! Wrap the cookies well and freeze for up to 3 months.

Can I use white chocolate chips in these peanut butter cookies!

Yes, white chocolate chips would make a super tasty addition to these peanut butter cookies.