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    Home » Cookies

    Ultimate Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cookies

    Published: Nov 10, 2022 · This post may contain affiliate links2 Comments

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    Everyone has been asking for peanut butter-chocolate cookies. So I set out to create a new twist on an old cookie. What kind of new twist, you ask? Well, instead of a chocolate cookie with peanut butter icing, I thought I would start with a peanut butter cookie and work my way up.

    A white plate with five peanut butter cookies with chocolate icing.

    Most peanut butter cookies tend to be a little dry and crumble, and I wanted a softer cookie. So I cut back on the flour a little and added a little more peanut butter.

    But now my cookie was a little uneven. I have a layer of peanut butter (the cookie), with a mix of chips (peanut butter and chocolate) so to even it out I made chocolate icing for the top.

    Ingredients

    Peanut Butter Cookies

    Ingredients for ultimate peanut butter chocolate cookies.
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    • All-purpose flour
    • Butter unsalted 
    • Sugar white
    • Light brown sugar
    • Peanut butter creamy
    • Vanilla Extract
    • Baking powder
    • Kosher Salt
    • Egg
    • Peanut butter chips
    • Semi-Sweet chocolate chips

    Chocolate Icing

    Ingredients for chocolate icing.
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    • Powdered sugar
    • Butter unsalted
    • Unsweetened cocoa powder
    • Vanilla extract
    • Milk

    To Make Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookies

    If you are a peanut butter and chocolate lover I hope you will try these cookies. So let's get started with the prep work.

    Weigh or measure both sugars into a bowl and set it aside. Next, add the flour, baking powder, and salt to another bowl. Run a whisk through to blend.

    Making the PB Cookies

    Add to your mixer the sugars and butter, and mix these for about 2 minutes on a medium mixer setting. Next, add the peanut butter and mix for another 2 minutes on medium speed.

    I scrape down the sides and add the vanilla extract and the egg, mixing until incorporated. Turn the mixer down and gradually add the flour mixture. I mix the flour for a minute or less. Finally, add both chips and run the mixer for 30 seconds or less.

    All ingredients mixed for making the peanut butter cookies.

    I take a one-piece spatula and move the chips around to try and get them equally distributed. Cover loosely and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

    Preheat your oven to 350°. Using a medium cookie scoop add twelve mounds to a cookie sheet pan.

    To flatten a cookie mound with a piece of parchment paper and the bottom of a water glass.

    I cut a strip or square of parchment paper and place it on top of the cookie dough mound. Next, take a flat-bottomed glass and press down on the mound to flatten it. So much easier to add icing.

    How thick to make the peanut butter cookies.

    I try to make them about ½" thick, so they bake evenly. Before putting the pan into the oven I go around each cookie with my fingers and tuck in or smooth the outsides, so they are more round in shape.

    Bake for 12-14 minutes and move them to a cooling rack once they are out of the oven. Wait for them to cool completely before starting the chocolate icing.

    Chocolate Icing

    Weigh or measure the cocoa powder and powdered sugar adding them to a mixer bowl. I take the butter and cut into tablespoon squares and add it to the bowl.

    All ingredients to make chocolate icing in the mixer bowl including butter, cocoa, and powdered sugar.

    Start the mixer at the lowest speed. Add the vanilla extract and the milk. Keep mixing on low until all the ingredients have been combined.

    Creamy whipped chocolate icing in a mixer bowl.

    Scrape down the sides of the bowl and turn the mixer to a medium speed and mix for at least 3 or 4 minutes. You want smooth and fluffy-looking icing.

    You determine how much chocolate icing you want on top of each cookie. I love a lot of icing on my cookies, but that is just me.

    Front view of a peanut butter cookie with chocolate icing on a white plate.

    Storage

    Peanut butter cookies have always seemed a little dry and crumbly to me. I keep these cookies in an air-tight container. I lay parchment paper between the layers, and I leave enough space on the top layer to lay a piece of white bread in with the cookies.

    Don't let the bread touch the cookies or they will pick up too much moisture. These cookies will stay great for at least a week.

    More Peanut Butter Cookies

    • Chocolate with Peanut Butter Cupcake Cookies
    • Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
    • Peanut Butter and Butterfinger Cookies
    • Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Cookies

    I hope you enjoy them!

    A white plate with five peanut butter cookies with chocolate icing.

    Ultimate Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cookies

    Barbara Hall
    Peanut butter and chocolate - who doesn't love that? The icing really takes the cake though.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Total Bake Time 40 mins
    Chill 30 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 25 mins
    Course Cookies
    Cuisine American
    Servings 24 cookies
    Calories 267 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    COOKIE DOUGH

    • 2 cups (250 g) All-purpose flour
    • ½ cup (113.5 g) Butter unsalted room temperature
    • ½ cup (100 g) Sugar white
    • ¾ cup (165 g) Light brown sugar
    • ¾ cup (193.5 g) Peanut butter creamy
    • 1 Tablespoon (1 Tablespoon) Vanilla Extract
    • ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) Baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) Kosher Salt
    • 1 (1 ) Egg
    • ½ cup (85 g) Peanut butter chips
    • ½ cup (87.5 g) Semi-Sweet chocolate chips

    CHOCOLATE ICING

    • 2 cups (240 g) Powdered sugar
    • ½ cup (113.5 g) Butter unsalted room temperature
    • ½ cup (43 g) Unsweetened cocoa powder
    • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
    • 4 Tablespoon (4 Tablespoon) Milk

    Instructions
     

    • Weigh or measure the flour, salt, and baking powder into a bowl and whisk through to blend. In another bowl, weigh or measure the white and light brown sugars and set this bowl aside also.
    • In a stand or using a handheld mixer, add the butter and the sugars, mixing for about 2 minutes on a medium speed. Add the peanut butter and mix for another 2 minutes. Next, incorporate the egg and vanilla extract into the cookie dough. Turn the mixer speed down and gradually add the flour mixture. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides if needed.
    • Finally, add the peanut butter and semi-chocolate chips and turn the mixer on low to incorporate them into the cookie dough. I take a spatula and move the chip around so they are distributed evenly if the mixer has not done this. Cover loosely and refrigerate for half an hour.
    • Preheat oven to 350° and line 2 cookie pans with parchment paper. Add a dozen cookie mounds to a cookie sheet pan using a medium cookie scooper. Next, I cut a strip or square of parchment paper and placed it between the water glass's bottom and the cookie mound. Next, take the water glass with a flat bottom and press down on the cookie mound to flatten them to about ½" thick. It makes it easier to put the icing on top. Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes. Once out of the oven, move the cookies to a cooling rack to finish.

    CHOCOLATE ICING

    • Add powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and butter in a stand or a handheld mixer, and start on low speed to mix. After all the ingredients are combined, add the vanilla extract and milk. Next, turn the mixer speed to medium and mix for 3 to 4 minutes. You want the icing to look fluffy and smooth. You can add how much icing you want to your cookies; there is enough icing for a generous amount.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 267kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 75mgPotassium: 124mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 252IUCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword chocolate icing, chocolate peanut butter cookies, peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
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    1. Toni

      November 15, 2022 at 4:44 pm

      oh my this look sooo good , adding ingreds to my store list and making them soon!

      Reply
      • Barbara

        November 15, 2022 at 10:49 pm

        Hi Toni, Please let me know how you like them!!!!

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