Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
Not your average chocolate chip cookies! Chewy cookies with a hint of peanut butter throughout, plenty of chocolate and a little extra protein.
Servings: 30 cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup of butter, room temperature
- 1 cup of brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2/3 cup of creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups of all purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°
- Cream 3/4 cup of room temperature butter with 1 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup of granulated sugar using an electric hand mixer or a stiff whisk
- Add 2/3 cup of creamy peanut butter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, 1 large egg and 1 egg yolk and mix until the peanut butter is evenly distributed
- Add 2 cups of all purpose flour, 3/4 teaspoon of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and mix until just combined
- Fold 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips or chopped chocolate into the cookie dough until evenly distributed
- Drop rounded tablespoons of cookie dough onto a non-stick or parchment lined baking sheet about 2 inches apart and bake for 10-11 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden
- Transfer the baked cookie dough onto a cooling rack until the cookies feel set
- Store left over cookies in an airtight container at room temperature