Description
Soft, chewy chocolate peanut butter cookies with deep cocoa richness and creamy peanut butter flavor. Ready in minutes with no chilling required.
Ingredients
Scale
- 120 g shortening
- 190 g creamy peanut butter
- 300 g packed brown sugar
- 45 ml milk
- 25 ml vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 150 g all-purpose flour
- 50 g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a large bowl, cream shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add egg and mix until just combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet mixture until a soft dough forms.
- Scoop dough into 1 to 1½-inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheet.
- Press each cookie with a fork in a crisscross pattern.
- Bake for 7–8 minutes until edges are set but centers remain soft.
- Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.
Notes
Do not overbake for best chewy texture. Cookies continue to set as they cool. Natural peanut butter is not recommended unless well-stirred.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 8mg
Keywords: chocolate peanut butter cookies, chewy cookies, easy cookies, chocolate cookies, peanut butter cookies