Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are one of my most-requested treats, and I think once you taste them, you’ll understand why! These little gems bring together two flavors that were just meant to be together, and they disappear faster than you can bake them.
What makes these cookies truly special is the way the creamy peanut butter gets studded with white chocolate and candy pieces—there’s a little surprise in every bite! The brown sugar adds that wonderful chewy texture, and just a pinch of salt brings out all those rich chocolate and peanut flavors beautifully.
I love watching my grandchildren’s faces light up when they bite into one of these cookies, and they’re perfect for tucking into lunchboxes or sharing with neighbors. They remind me that the simplest ingredients, made with love, can create the most cherished memories around the kitchen table.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 4 ounce Peanut Butter
- 3 ounce Peanut Butter
- 3.5 ounce White Chocolate
- 0.25 teaspoon Salt
- 2 cup Brown Sugar
- 4 tablespoon Spartan
- 3 ounce Milk
- 5 tablespoon Cocoa Powder
- 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
Instructions
- Cream peanut butter (preferably peter pan honey roast), vanilla, peanut butter cups, butterfinger, 1/5 teaspoon salt, 1 tbsp sugar and set aside as peanut butter mixture.
- Cream 1 stick butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 4 tbsp chocolate syrup, 3 ounces ground chocolate.
- Stir 5 tbsp cocoa powder, 1 cup flour and 1/4 tsp baking powder into the creamed chocolate mixture.
- Fold the chocolate cookie over the peanut butter, forming a chocolate crust with a peanut butter center.
- Bake 350 degrees for 5 minutes.
