Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies Recipe (2024)

By Yossy Arefi

Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies Recipe (1)

Total Time
30 minutes, plus cooling
Rating
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These superquick, easy cookies come together with just a few pantry ingredients, and no electric equipment required. They are gooey and chocolatey straight from the oven, but they stay chewy and fudgy for a few days on the counter. They call for organic brown sugar and vegan chocolate chips, but you can use their conventional counterparts if you aren’t avoiding animal products. You can also use natural or conventional peanut butter, but cookies made with natural peanut butter will have a slightly nubbier texture. Use a ripe yellow banana for the strongest banana flavor; a speckly black one will result in sweeter cookies.

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Ingredients

Yield:20 cookies

  • 1cup/230 grams creamy peanut butter
  • ¾(packed) cup/150 grams organic light brown sugar
  • ½cup/125 grams mashed ripe banana (from 1 large banana)
  • ½teaspoon fine salt
  • 1teaspoon baking soda
  • ½cup/64 grams all-purpose flour
  • 1cup/170 grams vegan chocolate chips

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Nutritional analysis per serving (20 servings)

160 calories; 9 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 3 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 19 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 12 grams sugars; 4 grams protein; 86 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step

    1

    Place two racks in the top and bottom thirds of your oven and heat to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

  2. Step

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    In a large bowl, whisk the peanut butter, brown sugar, banana and salt until well combined, about 45 seconds. Whisk in the baking soda. Fold in the flour and chocolate chips until combined and no streaks of flour remain.

  3. Step

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    Use a rounded 1 ½-tablespoon scoop to portion the dough into 20 cookies, spacing out 10 on each baking sheet. Bake the cookies, rotating the pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking, until the tops are light golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets.

  4. Step

    4

    Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days or up to 2 months in the freezer.

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Tara

Hard to "whisk"? Use a spoon. To those finding it too banana-y, add vanilla (can't believe it's not in here). A cup of chips is too much, reduce it. Don't add an egg, it will become claggy. If your dough is dry, add non-dairy milk 1 tsp at a time to your preferred consistency. You must let them sit on the pan to cool 7-9 mins before moving to a rack; this is not an option. This is a staple cookie recipe in my vegan baking world. I've made the adjustments so you don't have to!

Banana hater

Would applesauce work as a substitute for banana?

TJ

I used crunchy peanut butter (cause I like crunch) and they turned out great. Love that they aren't super sweet, and the chocolate chips give you little bursts of chocolate.

Susan

Really yummy! I made these because I needed a recipe for vegan cookies. It turned out I only had half a cup of peanut butter so I halved the recipe. They stay soft and chewy after they are baked. I used chocolate chunks instead of chips which I highly recommend. You can’t tell they are vegan, they just taste like a great cookie!

Richard

I've found that microwaving peanut butter a bit softens it and makes it much easier to whisk and mix with other ingredients.

Marla

I don't like bananas either. According to the web, 1/2C applesauce is a good substitute for 1 banana in baking.

OuiMarieSi

Made this because I had everything on hand and was very happy with the result! This was such a nice, simple treat to satisfy a craving. I would recommend making sure the banana is very well mashed before mixing anything with it, as it doesn’t mash well after the add ins.

KR-ATX

Made exactly as described but subbed King Arthur GF Measure for Measure AP flour. Worked perfectly. Good for quick and easy. Family liked them.

Bird

I accidentally made these cookies with whole wheat flour. They’re still amazing!

Brianna

Made these subbing an egg for the ripe banana since that's what I had on hand and used a mix of nut butters since I didn't have enough peanut butter. They came out fantastic but the dough is a little stiff but don't worry! Mine came out great

JasonofToronto

These are weird. I wouldn’t call them cookies either. Unless you’re vegan. Can’t recommend. We’ve come too far. They’re more like protein bars. Technically food but no one’s bringing them on a deserted island.

Ahuva Greenblatt

Flour is also considered a raw food and has been linked to episodes of Salmonella food poisoning.

Paulette

As I was making these I had to laugh. Have you ever tried to whisk peanut butter?

emily

Is this the best cookie recipe in the world? No. But does it get the job done with a few pantry staples? Absolutely! This was my first baking project postpartum so I needed it to be simple. I didn’t have any chocolate chips so I substituted a handful of chopped up miniature Reese’s. They are heavenly!

Kendra

This is a great recipe to make with children. I made them with my toddler and they came together very easily. Because there is no raw egg I didn't mind when he sampled a bit from the bowl while mixing. I used a previously frozen banana and the flavour was very present.

Tryna Cook

I stuck with the recipe and these were delicious. If you have little ones, I highly recommend these as a quick treat. To the naysayers saying they won't win any awards, if the award is for simple, fast yet delicious cookies, these are winners.

Anna

I love this recipe: it is so easy and fast to prepare!I used a mix of dark and milk chocolate chunks. Depending on the peanut butter, additional flour might be needed.

baking

I’m obsessed with these!!! I’ve made them 3 times in the past 3 weeks. They are gooey, very chocolately but not too sweet, and so satisfying. I second the comments that the peanut butter should be warm or room temp, and mixed with a spoon; these also I think need vanilla for balance. The chocolate chips seem like they won’t all fit but I was able to mush them into/onto my cookie rounds and was rewarded. Highly recommend making these!

Pat

Gluten free measure for measure flour worked great! I also subbed in two ounces chopped semi sweet chocolate. These are easy and delicious!

1/2 c brownsugar

1/2 c brown sugar

Suz

Addendum: 1/2 C choc chips was plenty.

J. Berger

I baked these too long— word to the wise! They were sort of burnt on the bottom. Or maybe the rack was too low. Next time I’ll watch them more closely. Regardless, they are delicious.

GTG

Added 2 tsp vanilla Give a little squish before baking. Round balls don’t flatten

John

Agree, could cut the chips down to 2/3. Watch out for burning of top tray.

Katherine Latella

I used a very ripe banana, which I think made a difference.For peanut butter, I used mostly Skippy (and a little bit of the healthy all natural stuff.Added 1/2 a teaspoon of vanilla.Cooked for 11 minutes altogether and they came out perfect!

Emily

Brown sugar (light or dark) as we traditionally know it is NOT VEGAN. It's white sugar that has had molasses added. Hopefully the recipe actually means to list unbleached cane sugar.

M.M.

With thanks to many of the commenters, I made these exactly as written and they’re phenomenal, like a simultaneously crunch smooth peanut butter cup. Among the suggestions I took were: mash the bananas in advance of adding them to the “batter”, microwave the peanut butter for 30 seconds to make it easier to mix in with other ingredients, and include a 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla to balance out the banana flavor. Frankly, we don’t even notice the banana flavor but will always include it!

Nella

I made chips of chocolate from a block of sea salt dark chocolate. Because I didn’t have much banana I used an egg as well. They were hit. So yummy. Chewy, nutty and with dark chocolate - almost a health food! I’ll make them again!

Djini

I followed the directions as written, but I accidently forgot the flour!!LOLBut they were delicious, if a bit chewier (stick to your teeth) than expected.They were to soft (no flour) to move from the cookie sheet, so I let them cool there. As I say, a bit chewy, but Oh, so GOOD.

T. Simon

I made this recipe a couple of days ago. I'll definitely be making it again!

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FAQs

Why are my chocolate chip cookies crunchy and not chewy? ›

The ingredients you use and how you shape your cookies both play an important role in whether your cookies turn out crispy or chewy. The type of flour and sugar you use, if your cookie dough contains eggs, and whether you use melted or softened butter all factor into the crispy-chewy equation, too.

What are the ingredients for peanut butter cookies? ›

How to make peanut butter cookie mix better? ›

How To Make Boxed Cookies Better
  1. Use butter instead of margarine or oil.
  2. Add powdered milk. Sprinkling about 2 to 3 tablespoons of powdered milk per cup of cookie mix may seem kind of unconventional, but it is the best hack! ...
  3. Add brown sugar. ...
  4. Add vanilla extract. ...
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  6. Include an extra egg yolk.
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What is the secret to chewy cookies? ›

Cornstarch helps product soft and thick cookies. Using more brown sugar than white sugar results in a moister, softer cookie. An extra egg yolk increases chewiness. Rolling the cookie dough balls to be tall and lumpy instead of wide and smooth gives the cookies a bakery-style textured thickness.

How do you make cookies softer instead of crunchy? ›

Baking cookies quickly in a hot oven – at 375 degrees F as opposed to a lower temperature – will make for soft results. They'll bake fast instead of sitting and drying out in the oven's hot air. Ever so slightly underbaking your cookies will give you softer results than cooking them the full amount the recipe says.

How do you make cookies soft and chewy vs hard and crisp? ›

Different types of sugars affect the texture because they absorb different amounts of water. Remember moisture is the key! White sugar creates crispier cookies and brown sugar creates chewier cookies.

Why do you put fork marks in peanut butter cookies? ›

So it looks like that there are utilitarian reasons for the cross-hatching—to allow for even cooking—but it might have been passed along for nearly a hundred years for primarily aesthetic reasons, where the cross-hatching is more to identify the cookies as peanut butter ones, rather than to cook them well.

Why are my peanut butter cookies always hard? ›

Why did my peanut butter cookies turn out hard? This is most likely to happen from over-baking your cookies. Make sure to take them out of the oven when they're still a bit soft in the middles, that way they can finish cooking on their cookie sheets outside the oven.

Should you flatten peanut butter cookies before baking? ›

It's been the “mark” of this classic treat for more than eighty years, and for good reason: by flattening this dense cookie dough, it ensures that each cookie bakes evenly. Our kitchen-tested recipe is a classic.

Why are my peanut butter cookies crumbling and falling apart? ›

Why are my cookies dry and crumbly? This is most likely a classic case of using too much flour. It's crucial to properly measure the flour in this recipe, as even 1 extra tablespoon of flour can completely change the structure of the cookies. You also might have over baked them!

Is it OK to use melted butter instead of softened? ›

Softened butter and melted butter are not the same. Using melted butter will change the texture of whatever you're baking. If you only want the butter to soften for spreading, microwave it on the Defrost setting (30%) in 5-second increments until it's softened as desired.

What does brown sugar do for a cookie? ›

Brown sugar, meanwhile, is dense and compacts easily, creating fewer air pockets during creaming—that means that there's less opportunity to entrap gas, creating cookies that rise less and spread more. With less moisture escaping via steam, they also stay moist and chewy.

Why are my cookies hard instead of chewy? ›

According to The Kitchn, this occurs when you over-mix the dough. Mixing the dough naturally causes gluten to develop in the flour, and while you do need a good amount of gluten to give your cookies structure, too much of it will result in hard cookies.

Why do my cookies come out crunchy? ›

Adding too little flour can cause cookies to be flat, greasy, and crispy. Most recipes assume you'll use all-purpose, but if you want a lighter, crumblier cookie texture, choose one with a lower protein content such as cake-and-pastry flour. Baking soda helps cookies spread outward and upward while cooking.

Why did my chocolate chip cookies get hard? ›

Cookies become hard when the moisture in them evaporates. This can be caused by leaving them out in the air for too long, baking them for too long, or storing them improperly. The lack of moisture makes the cookies hard and dry, which makes them difficult to enjoy.

Why are my chocolate chip cookies flat and crispy? ›

Oven temperatures are a crucial factor in baking. If your cookies consistently come out flat, you may have selected the wrong baking temperature. If you bake cookies using too much heat, the fats in the dough begin to melt before the other ingredients can cook together and form your cookie's rise.

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