These Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are loaded with rich peanut butter and chocolate chips. Chewy, gooey, and delicious!

I love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter. So the other day, when my daughter was asked to go over to her friend’s house, I thought it would be the perfect time to make these Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies to take over for a treat. They are similar to my Sensational Chocolate Chip Cookies, but I add creamy peanut butter to give it that classic peanut butter cup taste.

Upon her return home, I asked her if her friends enjoyed the cookies and she said that they loved them! Tired of always making the same chocolate chip cookies? They try this recipe because it surely won’t disappoint!

Are you ready to give it a try? Let’s get started…

Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies-Ingredients

Flour, brown sugar, vanilla, vegetable shortening, peanut butter, butter, eggs, sugar, salt, baking soda, chocolate chips.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a stand mixer, using a paddle attachment cream the butter, vegetable shortening, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy.

Butter, vegetable shortening, sugar and brown sugar creamed

Add pure vanilla extract and beat until combined.

Butter, vegetable shortening, sugar and brown sugar creamed, vanilla extract

Drop in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.

Add peanut butter and mix until combined.

Adding in peanut butter to the cookie batter

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.

Flour, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl

Add these ingredients to the mixing bowl and beat unitl combined.

Stir in the chocolate chips.

Using a cookie scoop, drop cookies onto a baking sheet. Press in extra chocolate chips on the top.

Easy peanut butter chocolate chip cookies scooped onto a cookie sheet

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges start to slightly brown to ensure a soft, chewy cookie. Remove from oven. Let stand on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes.

Easy peanut butter chocolate chip cookies baked

Transfer to a wire rack and cool. Serve and enjoy!

Easy peanut butter chocolate chip cookies on a wire rack

For more easy and delicious cookie recipes try my Double Chocolate Chip Cookies, Iced Oatmeal Cookies, Salted Double Dark Chocolate Cookies, or S’mores Magic Cookie Bars.

Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chips Cookies are loaded with rich peanut butter and chocolate chips. Chewy, gooey, and delicious!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 5 dozen

Equipment

Stand mixer with a paddle attachment

Mixing Bowl
Baking sheet
Cookie scoop or teaspoon

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter softened
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar packed
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 eggs

1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup more for the tops

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a stand mixer, using a paddle attachment cream the butter, vegetable shortening, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy.
Add pure vanilla extract and beat until combined.
Drop in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.

Add peanut butter and mix until combined.
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
Add these ingredients to the mixing bowl and beat unitl combined.

Stir in the chocolate chips.
Using a cookie scoop, drop cookies onto a baking sheet. Press in extra chocolate chips on the top.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges start to slightly brown to ensure a soft, chewy cookie.