If you have a sweet tooth, you’re going to love these double chocolate peanut butter cookies! The cookie itself has a fudgy chocolate consistency due to the peanut butter swirled into the batter, and the added chocolate chips and mini Reese’s pieces take them to the next level!
Why We Love Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Oh boy do these cookies hit the spot every time! My family loves my recipe for double chocolate chip cookies, but as a chocolate and peanut butter lover myself, I knew that I could make an even better version!
I started by adding peanut butter to the cookie batter, and once I tried the consistency of the cookie I knew we were off to the races. I added chocolate chips and mini Reese’s pieces for more chocolate and peanut butter content and they really amped up the gooey consistency we love.
They’re baked quickly so they have the soft and chewy consistency that people love! Give them a try and let me know what you think!
FAQs
The moisture content! In this recipe, you have peanut butter, creamed butter, and eggs. Between those three ingredients, we have plenty of fat and moisture content to make sure these cookies are the perfect level of chewiness.
You can add in more of the chocolate chips and Reese’s pieces, that’s always my go-to! You can also add chopped chunks of actual Reese’s peanut butter cups! I also recommend adding a dash of vanilla extract if you want a slightly sharper sweetness, and make sure you bake your cookies at a higher temperature for a shorter amount of time! That’ll ensure they don’t get too crispy.
I’m often too impatient to refrigerate my cookie dough, but it does help in the long run! Ultimately, refrigerating your cookie dough for a few hours will control the spread of the cookie in the baking process. They’ll stay thicker instead of spreading out and getting super thin.
More Cookie Recipes To Try
- Chocolate Samoa Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
- Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
- Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup Reese’s mini pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In and electric mixer cream butter, brown sugar, sugar and peanut butter on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until well combined.
- In a small bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cream of tarter, baking powder and salt. Slowly add to the creamed mixture until well combined. Add chocolate chips and Reese’s mini pieces on slow speed until combined.
- Drop batter by rounded tablespoon onto a baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before transferring the cookies to a wire rack.
Craving a bite of one of these chocolate and peanut butter cookies now… they look wickedly delicious. Here in Australia, I won’t be able to get my hands on Reese’s mini pieces but will definitely be substituting them for peanut butter m&m’s instead when I recreate the recipe. Yum!
Thank you for your comment! I have also made them with regular peanut butter chips too and they taste just as good. But the m&ms would be a lot more fun 🙂