Gourmet Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

These Gourmet Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies are a decadent treat full of chocolatey goodness and peanut butter flavor. A soft baked cookie loaded with a trio of peanut butter candies making the ultimate chocolate peanut butter combo!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe Ingredients

• Salted Butter
• Brown Sugar
• White Sugar
• Large Eggs
• Pure Vanilla Extract
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• Baking Soda
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Unbleached All Purpose Flour
• Peanut Butter Chips
• Peanut Butter Candy Pieces (Reese's Pieces)
• Peanut Butter Cups

How to Make Gourmet Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease them.
2. In a bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl with hand mixer, cream together the softened salted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. It will take about 2-3 minutes.
3. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.
4. Next, mix in the vanilla extract.

5. Mix in the cocoa powder on low speed.
6. Now add the remaining dry ingredients: baking soda, baking powder, salt, and all purpose flour. Mix on low speed just until evenly incorporated.
7. Fold in the peanut butter chips, peanut butter candies and chopped peanut butter cups.
8. Using a ⅓ cup or large cookie scoop, place 6 cookie dough balls on each prepared baking sheet. Roll the dough into balls and lightly flatten to look like thick hockey pucks.

9. Bake one pan at a time, in center of oven for 12-15 minutes until edges are set and centers no longer look wet.
10. Let cookies cool on pan for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Storing Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Storing: Completely cool cookies and store in an airtight container. Keep them in a cool dry place and they'll last 3-4 days. If you notice the cookies starting to get a little dry or hard, add a piece of bread or a flour tortilla to the container with the cookies. It will add moisture back into the cookies.

Freezing: These cookies freeze well! Place the baked cookies in a freezer safe airtight container in single layers, between pieces of wax paper. Label, date and freeze. Cookies will last 3-4 months in the freezer.

Thawing: To thaw the frozen cookies, simply let them sit at room temperature until thawed.

Tips for Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

• Gather all your ingredients before you start baking. It is so much easier to bake when all your ingredients are ready. Plus, there is less room for error. Like forgetting an essential ingredient. I'm not saying I've done this, however, I am speaking from experience!
• Always read the recipe from start to finish before you start. Again, I am speaking from experience. 
• Use room temperature ingredients. It helps everything mix together properly.
• Make sure to fluff your flour a bit before you measure it. When it sits for periods of time it becomes packed. Fluffy flour is better for the perfect cookie texture. To fluff your flour, just scoop it and dump it a few times or whisk it and then measure it out.
• Do not pack the cocoa powder when measuring. Too much cocoa powder in the cookies may result in dry cookies.
• Use a measuring cup or a large scoop to get the same size cookies, that way they will all bake evenly.
• For best results don't over bake the cookies. Over baking will cause the cookies to not be as soft and chewy as intended. The edges should be just set and the centers no longer glossy.