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Thick Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, the best Peanut Butter Cookies you will make or eat.  Made with loads of chocolate chips and deliciously thick.  Everyone will love them, not just the kids!

thick peanut butter chocolate chip cookies on a wire rack and white boardThick Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

I love cookies,  you are probably saying “what doesn’t this woman love to eat”?  Well, not much I have to admit. Ok maybe lima beans.  But cookies, pretty well all of them.

But especially this one!  My favourite don’t-make-too-many-because-I-will-eat-them-all Thick Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies.  And I mean thick!

Don’t you just love thick cookies?

thick peanut butter chocolate chip cookies how to make, dry and creamed mixture in a bowl, rolled into a log to be chilled and rolled into balls and flattened before baking

Never mind those skinny mini ones, give me these incredible Peanut Butter Cookies, filled with mini Chocolate Chips.

Be sure to watch the video!

My mother besides making the most amazing Christmas Cookies, she would make the best peanut butter cookies and her Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies came right up behind these cookies.

Peanut Butter Cookies

4 peanut butter cookies stacked

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Italian Wine Cookies

One Bowl Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

2 peanut butter cookies leaning against a glass of milk

How to make Homemade Peanut Butter Cookies.

  1. In a medium bowl cream together the peanut butter, butter and brown sugar.
  2. Beat in the egg and combine well.
  3. Whisk together the dry ingredients.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and combine with a spatula or wooden spoon.
  5. Form the dough into a log and wrap in plastic, refrigerate for at least 1 hour or even over night if you want.
  6. Cut 1/4 inch slices with a sharp knife, place on prepared cookie sheets.
  7. Flatten with a fork and bake for approximately 12 minutes.  Let cool and then sit back and enjoy!

peanut butter heart cookies

I just decided to add a few chocolate chips to make it even yummier.

I think one of the happiest days of my life in this country was when I found peanut butter at my local grocery store and the 2nd was when I found barbecue sauce, now every store I go into has these and a lot of other products.

One thing about these Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies,  besides the fact that they are absolutely irresistible,

the dough has to be refrigerated for at least 8 hours, that was the way my mother always made them, but when my cousin (who was also my recipe tester for my Book – Authentic Italian Desserts) made them she was didn’t want to wait 8 hours, so

she chilled them for an hour and yup perfect Peanut Butter Cookies.  So thanks Janet I made them, video taped them and ate them!

Of course if you don’t have time to bake them the dough will hold in the fridge for up to 2 days.

peanut butter cookies on a wire rack

Thick Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

You could even leave the dough in the fridge over night and whip them up in the morning!

No one’s going to know you are having these Thick Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies for breakfast unless you tell them, and I won’t talk.

I made these last weekend for a get together with friends.  Most Italians have never tasted peanut butter, but these cookies were well received and yes they finished my cookies!

So I’m off to bake up another batch.   Enjoy alone or with a big glass of milk or cup of tea or coffee.

up close photo of a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie

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5 from 4 votes

Thick Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Big and Thick Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Yummy Cookies.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time12 mins
Chilling Time1 hr 15 mins
Total Time22 mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies
Servings: 14 cookies
Calories: 223kcal
Author: Rosemary / An Italian in my Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup peanut butter (125 grams)
  • 1/4 cup butter (salted) (56 grams)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar (100 grams)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup flour (135 grams)
  • 1 pinch salt*
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips (130 grams)

*If you use unsalted butter then add 1/4 teaspoon of salt.

    Instructions

    • In a medium bowl, cream until light peanut butter, butter and sugar, add egg and mix well.
    • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, salt and baking soda then add chocolate chips.
    • Add whisked ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix well with a wooden spoon.

    • Shape into a log, approximately 8 x 2 1/2 inches (20 x 6 cm) and wrap with plastic, refrigerate at least 1 hour or even over-night.

    • Pre-heat oven to 350° (180° celsius). Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
    • Remove the log from fridge, and cut 1/4 inch slices with a sharp knife (the knife may push down on the dough, so just reshape into circles). Place on prepared cookie sheets, flatten with a fork (dip fork lightly in flour so the dough doesn't stick), place in the fridge for 15 minutes then bake for approximately 10-12 minutes. Let cool completely before eating. Enjoy!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 156mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 2.5% | Calcium: 2.2% | Iron: 8.3%

    I found the easiest way to make heart shaped Peanut Butter Cookies, check it out at the Semisweet Sisters.

     

    Re posted from June 27, 2015.

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      • Hi Stella, thanks so much, I just made another batch to re do photos and as soon as I am done they are gone. So glad you enjoy them. Have a great weekend.

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    4. Rosemary,
      I wanted to tell you that these cookies are the absolute bomb!! I was a caterer back in my home state of CT and specialized in appetizers. I still love to cook and bake, but I’ve already had one knee replacement (at 45 yrs old) and need another from all the standing, so I don’t get to bake very often. I am a sweet-a-holic! Put anything with chocolate, peanut butter or nuts in front of me and they’re gone with the wind!
      What I really love about these cookies is the low sugar content, which surprisingly doesn’t affect the overall taste. I also enjoy a thick cookie vs a flat cookie. I keep forgetting that the dough needs to be refrigerated!! Keep posting these great recipes……we are “eating them up!””

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      • Hi Julie, I have never doubled the recipe but I don’t see why not, they are soft but I wouldn’t say chewy, I suppose you could say on the drier side. (I’m not a fan of chewy so I really like these). Hope that helps.

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    6. Just made these last night and baked them this morning. Huge hit all the way around. I have my go-to peanut butter cookie recipe that never fails, but these were a nice change of pace. Will definitely make them again. Thanks.

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    8. I made this recipe today exactly as specified. These are really good! They are going in this long time cooks book of favorite recipes.

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    10. Could I add oatmeal? I am really craving a peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. Are there any additions or changes to the recipe I would need to do?

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      • Hi Kelli, apparently you can substitute 1/3 of the flour for oatmeal (either Quick or Old Fashioned Oats), I have never done this so I really can’t say what the taste is, but if you do make it let me know. Or you could make my Oatmeal Chocolate Chip recipe and substitute the chocolate chips for peanut butter chips. Hope that helps.

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    12. Hi Rosemary, I just baked these up this morning, and they are delicious! My husband doesn’t eat many sweets, but loves peanut butter and chocolate together. He’s a happy man right now. 🙂 The recipe is so easy, and they bake up perfectly. Thanks!!

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    13. I’m looking for a good peanut butter cookie recipe. Would these be good without the chocolate chips or would they be peanut buttery enough? Or would you recommend a different recipe? Thanks!

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    14. Your cookies look absolutely amazing! I can not wait to try them! My awesome hunky hubby and I will be traveling to Italy (I can barely contain my excitement) this Spring..i had no idea that most Italians have never tasted peanut butter! Thanks for such a yummy recipe. 🙂

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    16. These look amazing! Peanut butter cookies are magical and I need a better recipe. I do like to add cinnamon to mine . Thanks for all your joy in cooking!

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      • Hi Dixie, cookie dough is refrigerated so that when the cookie is baked it spreads less (and that is why we want these nice and thick) and apparently the taste is more flavourful. Thanks, have a wonderful Sunday.

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    20. I haven’t eaten peanut butter cookies in a long time but chocolate chip cookies are my favorites! I raid my pantry when I’m working on my blog and this marriage of PB & choc chip is a winner!

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    22. I want those cookies! I’m not sure I can wait eight hours to eat them though. I will start the process and IF any dough is to be found in the fridge in the morning; they will definitely be breakfast. YUM!! It’s fun to read about your adventures in Italy!

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    24. Okay, so I’d be in trouble with these around — I would have to freeze most of them otherwise how do you not eat them all in one sitting?!

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    25. Peanut butter and chocolate chip is a dangerous, yum combination! I would not be able to stop myself from devouring big bowl of these cookies 🙂

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    27. Wow – those are some very thick cookies! I love a good peanut butter cookie; there’s just something about it that just screams comfort food and grandma. I love the addition of the chocolate chips too, because chocolate and peanut butter work so well together.

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    28. Most Hungarians have never eaten peanut butter either, I love the stuff, I could happily sit there with a spoon and a jar and be done with it… I’m not much of a cookie/sweet treat person but will have to give these a go just so our friends get to try peanut butter 😉

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    34. I am a sucker for thick rustic style cookies, I mean this is what you want when cravings get you in the middle of the night.

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    46. I’m really not a chocolate cookie kinda person but these look prefect and I am definitely a peanut butter kinda person 😉

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    48. Chocolate and peanut butter is what life’s all about! No just kidding, but these cookies look too tasty! I’ve been looking for those chocolate chips here in The Netherlands but I can’t seem to find them anywhere :S Pinned it!

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    49. I love how thick you made this! I have plans to bake with my granddaughter this week, maybe we’ll make these. If not, haha, I’ll make them without her 🙂

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    53. Peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies. I’m not sure I can get through the rest of the day without baking these! They look so tender and chewy. My son would go bananas over these!

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    63. Here is the danger — you put them in the fridge to cool and then you have half the dough. I have dough thieves in the house, especially if it has chocolate chips in the dough. I’m glad you found peanut butter. It is so very versatile! This is a great recipe for the grandsons. Thank you Rose — the pictures look great.

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