Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookie Recipe

One of my fondest childhood memories of travelling with my family by car was our pit stops at small convenience stores along the highway.  I most always would get a Reeses peanut butter cup and a Coke as a treat.  This chocolate peanut butter chip cookie recipe brings together the memories of peanut butter cups and warm cookies baking in my mom's oven.

As an added treat, use these cookies as an ice cream topper for vanilla or chocolate ice cream.  Very yummy!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookie Recipe Ingredients

•  2 and 1/2 sticks butter
•  2 cups sugar
•  2 large eggs
•  2 teaspoons vanilla extract
•  2 cups all purpose flour
•  3/4 cup powdered cocoa
•  1 teaspoon baking soda
•  1/2 teaspoon salt
•  2 cups peanut butter chips

Directions for Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Warm oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.  Set aside.

In a second large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each egg.

Slowly blend in flour mixture into the butter and sugar.  Mix well.

Stir in peanut butter chips. 

Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of the cookie batter onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Place in warmed oven and bake for 8 to 9 minutes.  These cookies can over-bake very easy.  Remove them from the oven while they are still puffy.  They will flatten as they cool.

Cook's Note:  If you like a more chocolatey cookie, you can substitute 1 cup of chocolate chips for 1 cup of the peanut butter chips.  Sometimes I use only chocolate chips to have a chocolatey chocolate cookie.  Experiment and have fun!

There are other chocolate cookie recipes you can try and other peanut butter cookies that you can test also!