Rich, fudgy chocolate cookies loaded with semi-sweet chocolate chips and soft peanut butter chips.
A few weeks ago, I was shopping at Trader Joe’s and a package of Peanut Butter Chips caught my eye. I’m sure I’ve seen peanut butter chips at the grocery store before, but this little package just seemed to be calling my name, so in to the basket it went.
Then last week my neighbor posted on Facebook that her husband “Dennis does what he does best . Lands us a trip to the ER. ran a post hole pounder into his head and split it open. He wanted to turn around and head back to the property but the Doc said no. He’s okay. Has a pretty decent headache. Going to buy him a helmet before he does ANY more projects.”
To make him feel better, I offered to bake him cookies, and remembered the peanut butter chips I had tucked away in the pantry.
Since chocolate and peanut butter are a perfect match, I decided to transform my Halloween Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies in to a Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookie. It was a delicious idea. The chocolate cookie was rich and fudgy, and the peanut butter chips stay soft and creamy even after baking.
This recipe makes a lot of cookies – 4 dozen. I baked 3 dozen and stashed a dozen scoops of cookie dough in the freezer to take with us on our trip down the Oregon coast in our RV later this month. It will be my first time baking cookies in the new-to-us motorhome!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups flour all purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa sifted
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 10- ounce package peanut butter chips
- ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line cookie sheets with parchment or silpat liners.
- In large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and mix until well blended.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix until just blended. Stir in peanut butter chips and chocolate chips.
- Using a small cookie scoop, drop by rounded spoonfuls on to cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until edges are set but the center is still soft.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Arlene
Made these for tomorrow’s guild meeting (minus the ones that “slipped off the cookie sheets). They are delectable!
Arlene
Made these for tomorrow’s guild meeting (minus the ones that “slipped off the cookie sheets). They are delectable!
Rocky Mountain Woman
going to spend the weekend with my son, he’ll LOVE these!!!
La Cuisine d'Helene
I could not resist those, they look so yum. I am a peanut butter lover.
Melanie @ Carmel Moments
Life doesn’t get better than chocolate and peanut butter! Simple and perfect.
Have a great weekend Barbara!
Emily
My favorite combination in a cookie!
Foodiewife
A plate of these cookies would make me feel wonderful. I have to make these, but I might be tempted to use white chocolate chips, only cuz those are my faves. Many, many years ago, I baked cookies in my dad’s small RV and I had a blast doing it. Great memories. I think it will sweeten up your RV trip. 🙂
Vickie S.
These look marvelous and I can’t wait to bake them. By the way Barbara, for the past few weeks I haven’t been able to navigate your site here at work. When I would click to get to the recipe, it would direct me right back to the home page over and over again. It worked fine for me at home so it might have been the fault of my work computer, but in any case, it seems to be working fine now!
Barbara Schieving
Thanks Vickie – I’ve had others comment they have had the same problem at a work computer. I’m not sure what caused the problem, and haven’t been able to duplicate it. Although, I know other bloggers have had readers make the same comment about their blog. I appreciate your taking the time to let me know. Hopefully, you won’t have any more problems.
Also, thank you for taking the time to comment on my posts. It’s loyal readers like you that really brighten my day.
Medeja
Somehow I haven’t seen peanut butter chips here.. :/ the cookies without them wouldn’t be the same.
Angie (@angiesrecipess)
So rich, chocolatey and divine! You can never go wrong with the combo of chocolate and peanut butter.
Claire @ Claire K Creations
Peanut butter in choc-chip form? Oh how we miss out in Australia!
Jessica @ Sweet Menu
These cookies look fabulous! I just love the chocolate and peanut butter combo! Mmmm…
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Oh dear, that sounds very serious with your neighbour. I’, not sure what a post hole pounder is but splitting head open isn’t any fun! Coming to the rescue with these cookies is a great idea mum! 😀 xxx
Carol
Oh my goodness-poor Dennis! I can only imagine the whopper of a headache he had. GREAT idea buying him a helmet!
I think you just answered the question that was rolling through my mind of what kind of cookie to bake for this Saturday’s church flea market bake sale……these would be perfect-and a big batch too.
Thank you Barbara 🙂
Letty
You are always tempting me with wonderful looking desserts–especially these cookies! YUmmmmm.
Carol at Wild Goose Tea
Fudgy is the key word when I am dealing with chocolate cookies. The mix with the peanut butter chips
is a match made in heaven. Already a proven people pleaser flavor wise.
2 Sisters Recipes
YUM this is a great cookie recipe! I hope your neighbor is doing well.
Amanda
These look amazing! So sweet of you to take them to your neighbors!
Rosa
Extremely tempting! Those are addictive cookies.
Cheers,
Rosa
Meagan @ A Zesty Bite
You are so sweet to send them cookies. By the way they look great.