Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you’re looking for the best peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, you've found them. These bakery-style cookies are thick, soft, and full of peanut butter flavor with melty chocolate chips in every bite.
Equipment
- 2-tablespoon cookie scoop
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1.5 cups light brown sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 stick salted butter (room temperature)
Add-In
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Whisk dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, and salt) in a medium bowl; set aside.
- In a separate large bowl or mixer, beat wet ingredients (brown sugar, peanut butter, eggs, lemon juice, vanilla, and butter) until smooth.
- Add dry ingredients to wet and mix just until combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Scoop dough (about 2 tablespoon each) onto sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Bake 12–14 minutes, until edges are golden and centers look soft.
- Cool on baking sheet 10–15 minutes before transferring to a baking rack.
Notes
- Use creamy peanut butter (like Jif or Skippy); natural types can separate.
- Weigh ingredients for best texture - too much flour makes cookies dry.
- Don’t over-mix after adding flour; stops cookies from turning tough.
- Scoop 2 tablespoon portions for thick, rounded cookies. A cookie scoop works best!
- Bake until edges are golden and tops matte; centers set while cooling.
- Cool on sheet 10–15 minutes for chewy centers.
- Store airtight at room temp 5 days; add a bread slice to keep soft.
- Freeze dough balls up to 3 months; bake from frozen +2 minutes.
- Dry cookies = too much flour or over-baking; flat cookies = warm dough.
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 222kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 228mgPotassium: 115mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 137IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1mg
