You cannot get a more classic American pairing than chocolate and peanut butter. These Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies are a dose of delicious nostalgia.
These cookies contain some rolled oats, but I wouldn’t term them oatmeal cookies. They don’t have that much density. Rather, these cookies are light and chewy.
The dough doesn’t need any chill time in the fridge. Mix it and bake it right away.
Bready or Not: Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
This is a classic cookie recipe, simple and delicious.
Servings: 46 cookies
Equipment
- teaspoon scoop or spoon
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick) room temperature
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chunky or creamy
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats also called rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 350-degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars. Add the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla.
- In another bowl, stir together the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt. Gradually combine the contents of both bowls. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Use a teaspoon scoop or spoon to place rounded balls of dough spaced-out on the cookie sheet. Flatten them slightly. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until set and golden. Cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes before transitioning cookies to rack. Store cookies in a sealed container at room temperature.