Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
A perfect combo of peanut butter and chocolate chips with a hint of cinnamon. Guarantee to have someone smile.
Equipment
- Stand mixer with a paddle attachment. Or a handheld mixer
- Spatula
- Mixing bowls
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- baking sheet pan
- Small cookie scoop
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened to room-temperature
- 3/4 cup light or dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or morsels
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper
- In a bowl, add the butter and sugar. Mix until fluffy.
- Add the egg, continue mixing until light in color
- Add peanut butter and vanilla. Continue mixing until all incorporated. Set aside.
- In another bowl, add flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Use a whisk and mix until well combined and no lumps of flour.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture, either use a spatula to fold in the flour or set the mixer on low and continue mixing until all incorporated. Do not over mix.
- Fold in the chocolate chips, mix until well combined.
- Use a small cookie scoop. Scoop the dough onto the prepared pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
- Do not overmix the dough. A little bit of flour on the surface of the dough is ok, just use a spatula to mix well.
- If you want to add oats and make it Peanut Butter Oat Cookies, just add 1/2-1 cup of old fashioned oats
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