Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
Wed, Dec 15, 2010
Let’s just get this out of the way. I need cookies.
Something about a cookie just makes me feel, when the stress of the season threatens to be my undoing, that everything will be ok, nothing is that bad, and I can cope. My flavor of the moment is chocolate and peanut butter. It is really, really working for me, so I took those flavors and made chewy, moist, deeply chocolate cookies studded with peanut buttery chips. They are a revelation, and far better, and cheaper, than therapy.
These cookies store very well. In an air-tight container on the counter you can get five days out of them. Stored in a zip-top bag in the freezer they last for two months, and if you scoop out the dough and freeze it before baking you can store the cookies for three months. You can bake them from frozen, just add an extra minute of two to the cooking time. Remember, a little under-baked is preferable to over-baked with these cookies, so after ten minutes in the oven they are most likely done.
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies Yield 5 dozen
8 ounces (1 cup) semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 eggs, cold
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 – 12 ounce bags peanut butter chips
Heat the oven to 350 F and line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
In the bowl of a stand mixer cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar until creamy but not fluffy. Add the vanilla, salt, and melted chocolate and beat on medium-low speed until thoroughly incorporated. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix on low speed until just combined. Add the peanut butter chips and mix to distribute evenly.
Scoop the dough by rounded tablespoons onto the prepared sheet pans. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes, or until the cookies are puffed and just set at the edges. Do not over-bake. Cool on the pan for five minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Enjoy!
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Looks amazing! I bet those cookies are just outstanding!
I “need” cookies, too.
these are insane…how could you not feel comforted and happy with these!?
I love the combination of dark chocolate and peanut butter! Your cookies look fantastic with the peanut butter chips. Thanks for sharing.
Wowsers. We all need cookies in our life
I think I want to lick my computer screen right now!
Those look so good! Chewy cookies are the my favorite but when they’re chocolate and peanut butter they really hit the spot!
Yum! A classic flavor combo that never gets old. I love the abundance of whole chocolate in this recipe
Using just cocoa powder doesn’t do the flavor justice some times.
Those look great.
These look delicious! Anything with peanut butter and chocolate gets a huge yes from me. Is it wrong that I just want to reach into the dough in this photo (http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/5262090131_9b5d7f6dbe_m.jpg) and eat handfuls of it???
Thanks for sharing Kelly, I can’t wait to try these!
Cookies make everything better.
Man these look sinfully good. Peanut butter and delicious chocolate..lovely.
Dark chocolate AND peanut butter? Delicious.
Mmm mmm, I can’t believe I’ve never made cookies like these before. So good!
MMm!!! Dark chocolate, peanut butter and cookie…. you have a winner!!
These look amazing and are making me very hungry! Chocolate and peanut butter is my all time favorite combo!
YUM! I have to make these and soon!
Oh my gosh! these look iiiiincredible!
I make a similar cookie but hadn’t thought of peanut butter chips- If you haven’t tried that dark chocolate cocoa powder that King Arthur makes you should add it to these cookies. It takes them over the top!
i only got three words
to die for.
My dad makes something like this every year for Christmas. These and his chocolate chip cookies and I am set. Without them I don’t know if I would be able to open present!
Yourse look super yummy!
Yum! I have a bag of peanut butter chips in my pantry just waiting for these cookies. I love chocolate and peanut butter.
Oh my! Chocolate Heaven!!
Perfect, seriously. Cleaning out pantry, found some PB chips and then you post this my dear. Did I say perfect?
These are Evil-Laugh-ing at me! Love this recipe!
These look delicious! Chocolate and peanut butter is the best combination ever. I am loving that snowflake bowl of yours too.
I bet my son would love these cookies!! Peanut butter and chocolate you can’t go wrong with that! Delicious looking!!
These really look sinful! I just might have to try these out.