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Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Peanut Butter Chip Cookies – Deliciously thick, soft, and chewy peanut butter cookies that are LOADED with flavour, and stuffed full of peanut butter chips. These super easy cookies are a peanut butter lover’s dream!

Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Peanut butter lovers!

I have the PERFECT cookie recipe for you. Seriously, these are too good to miss.

These Peanut Butter Chip Cookies are incredibly thick, soft, and chewy. They are bursting with peanut butter flavour, and if that wasn’t enough, they are also stuffed full of peanut butter chips.

What more could you want for your peanut butter cravings??

Looking for even more PB recipes? Check out my Peanut Butter Easter Eggs, Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge, and my Peanut Butter & Jam Muffins.

Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Ingredients you’ll need

Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make these cookies. You can find my recipe card at the bottom of this post for the complete list with their amounts.

  • Plain/all-purpose flour
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • Cornflour/cornstarch: Helps keep the cookies soft for days.
  • Salt
  • Unsalted butter: Melted.
  • Light brown sugar: Using more brown sugar than white sugar makes for extra chewy cookies.
  • Caster/granulated sugar
  • Large egg: You’ll need 1.
  • Vanilla extract
  • Smooth peanut butter
  • Peanut butter chips: I used Reese’s.

How to make Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

To make these cookies, simply whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cornflour, and salt. Set aside.

Whisking together dry ingredients in mixing bowl.

In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter and sugars until combined.

Whisking together butter and sugar in mixing bowl.

Add the egg, vanilla extract, and peanut butter, and mix until combined.

Whisking together butter, sugar, egg, and peanut butter in mixing bowl.

Add the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined. Fold in the peanut butter chips.

TIP: If you find the cookie dough too crumbly, add milk (1 tablespoon at a time) and mix until it comes together and is easier to manage.

Adding dry ingredients to peanut butter mixture.
Adding peanut butter chips to cookie dough.

Roll the dough into 2-oz balls (or use a medium cookie scoop), and place onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes.

Cookie dough balls on baking tray ready to be baked.

Allow to cool on the baking tray for 5 – 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

The printable recipe card with the FULL list of ingredients and instructions can be found at the bottom of this post.

NOTE: For best results, I highly recommend using the gram measurements (with a digital scale), rather than the cup measurements.

Cup measurements are simply not accurate enough, and I cannot guarantee the best results if you use them.

Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

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  • Baking trays
  • Mixing bowls: My favourite Pyrex mixing bowls!
  • Cookie scoop: Used instead of rolling the dough into balls. I used a medium cookie scoop.
  • Kitchen scales: I always recommend weighing out your ingredients for complete accuracy. Sometimes using cups can be a little off, especially when it comes to ingredients like flour.
  • Peanut butter chips

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Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

These Peanut Butter Chip Cookies are:

  • so quick and easy to throw together
  • deliciously thick, soft, and chewy
  • LOADED with peanut butter flavour
  • studded with peanut butter chips

How long will these peanut butter cookies last? These cookies will stay fresh, kept in an airtight container, at room temperature for up to 1 week. Heat one up in the microwave for a few seconds for a warm, gooey cookie.

Want freshly-baked cookies every time? Cookie dough balls can be kept in the fridge for up to 5 days, or frozen for up to 3 months. Bake straight from frozen.

If you try this recipe, let us know! Leave a comment, rate it, and don’t forget to tag me on Instagram and hashtag it #marshasbakingaddiction. I’d love to see!

Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

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Yield: 18 - 20 cookies

Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Deliciously thick, soft, and chewy peanut butter cookies that are LOADED with flavour, and stuffed full of peanut butter chips. These super easy cookies are a peanut butter lover's dream!

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (250g) plain/all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cornflour/cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (115g) unsalted butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup (150g) light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup (50g) caster/granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup (125g) smooth peanut butter
  • 1 cup (175g) peanut butter chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Line a baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat, and set aside.
  2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cornflour, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and sugars until combined.
  4. Add the egg, vanilla, and peanut butter, and mix until combined.
  5. Add the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined. Fold in the peanut butter chips.
  6. TIP: If you find the cookie dough too crumbly, add milk (1 tablespoon at a time) and mix until it comes together and is easier to manage.
  7. Roll the dough into 2-oz balls (or use a medium cookie scoop), and place onto the prepared baking tray. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.
  8. Allow to cool on the baking tray for 5 - 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Cookies stay fresh, kept in an airtight container, at room temperature for up to 1 week.

Cookie dough balls can be kept in the fridge for up to 5 days, or frozen for up to 3 months. Bake straight from frozen.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

20 cookies

Serving Size:

1 cookie

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 214Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 141mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 1gSugar: 14gProtein: 5g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.

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Lisa M

Saturday 24th of December 2022

I just made these and they are GORGEOUS and delicious! Thank you!

Cheryl

Saturday 24th of December 2022

@Lisa M,

I’m getting ready to make them now! Did you use the U.S. measurement or grams?

Thank you, —Cheryl

Amy

Friday 18th of November 2022

These were absolutely Delicious!! I added a little milk to make them softer and they turned out so yummy:) Thank you I will make these again and they will be my go to peanut butter cookies.

Marsha

Saturday 19th of November 2022

I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed them! :)

Pamela Streams

Sunday 9th of October 2022

Hi Marsha, Can salted butter be used in place of the unsalted and can nuts be added?

Marsha

Sunday 9th of October 2022

Hi Pamela! If using salted butter, I would omit the additional salt. Yes, you can add up to 1 cup of chopped nuts alongside the peanut butter chips. Enjoy! :)

Jenny

Wednesday 28th of September 2022

Thanks for the recipe! They're tasty but I wish I read the comments first.. they didn't flatten at all. I used a scale and an oven thermometer and didn't change anything. I'll try less flour next time :)

Scha

Monday 28th of June 2021

Hi can i use salted butter for this?

Marsha

Monday 28th of June 2021

Sure! You can lower the salt in the recipe or omit it all together.

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