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!
Servings: 12 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
- 1 cup peanut butter candy pieces, reese's pieces
- 1 cup chopped peanut butter cups, about 10 minis
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease them.
- In a bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the softened salted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy. It will take about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg.
- Next, mix in the vanilla extract.
- Mix in the cocoa powder on low speed.
- Add the remaining dry ingredients: baking soda, baking powder, salt, and all purpose flour. Mix on low speed just until evenly incorporated.
- Fold in the peanut butter chips, peanut butter candies and chopped peanut butter cups.
- Using a ⅓ cup or large cookie scoop, place 6 cookie dough balls on each prepared baking sheet. Roll the dough into balls and then flatten to look like thick hockey pucks.
- Bake one pan at a time, in center of oven for 12-15 minutes until edges are set and centers no longer look wet.
- Let cookies cool on pan for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie | Calories: 538kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 461mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 531IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg
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