Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
I was moving along yesterday morning, having a perfectly ho-hum kind of Tuesday when my fellow Pittsburgh bud (and Pens fan) Allison sent me a link to these cookies saying she had a sneaky suspicion they would be right up my alley. We Pittsburghers sure do know each other well. These cookies were DEFINITELY up my alley. I bookmarked the link and then went about my work. And then I opened up the link again. Stared at it. Thought about it. Then I did a quick scan of the ingredients. A fervent mental check of my baking inventory confirmed that I had everything I needed to make these. Look out. Lunchtime came, and these babies were whipped up and in and out of the oven like nobody’s business. My obsession with chocolate and peanut butter continues with these gems.
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These cookies help to satisfy a couple of cravings. First of all, the all-important chocolate and peanut butter. It’s pretty much the epitome of dessert combinations for me. And then we have the sweet and salty combo with the peanuts and salt sprinkled on top. It all comes together into one awesome cookie. The peanut butter in the cookie isn’t overwhelming, but it pairs nicely with the chocolate and creates a great backdrop for the peanuts. These cookies are thick and chewy, which I always adore. I made them much larger than the original recipe states, but when it comes to cookies, it’s go big or go home for me. I don’t do dainty cookies!
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Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups (156.25 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (43 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking soda
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) salt
- ½ cup (113.5 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature, (4 ounces )
- ¾ cup (193.5 g) creamy peanut butter
- ⅔ cup (146.67 g) light brown sugar
- ⅓ cup (66.67 g) granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup (180 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup (73 g) peanuts
- Coarse salt for sprinkling
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- 2. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- 3. Beat together the butter, peanut butter and both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract. Scrape the bowl. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined. Using a rubber spatula, stir in the chocolate chips and peanuts.
- 4. Drop by two heaping tablespoonfuls of dough, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart. Sprinkle a small pinch of coarse salt on top of each cookie. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until the outside of the cookies are set but the middles are still a little soft. Cool cookies on the baking sheets. Store in an airtight container.
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I think the key word here is “salted”. Yum. I’m going to try making these with my good cocoa.
I just LOVE the sweet and salty combination in these. I could really go for one right now!
These are right up my alley too! Love them!
great recipe and you are right about liking them, everyone else will too…. great photos too
Perfect. I love putting salt on my chocolate cookies!
Whoa – these look like they don’t skimp of flavor and deliciousness. Gorgeous.
These look amazing. Peanut butter and chocolate is a combination that will never go out of style, and I love the thought of the nice peanut crunch!
Ohhh, it is raining and cold here in Rhody and this recipe greeted me when I got home from school, I am so making these tonight! I read the comments from the original posting and there was a criticism about the number of nuts and chocolate chips (too many), you have same amounts and I take it had no problem with their numbers??? I hate when all the chips won’t get incorporated into the dough! Thanks for the recipe can’t wait to bake them…
Hi Paula, no problems whatsoever with the chips and nuts incorporating. I thought there was a perfect amount of each! Let me know how you liked them!
These are doubled on the peanut and on the chocolate both. Does that make them quad?!
I’m not crazy about a double chocolate cookie, but then I see the peanut butter and salt and I think I could totally go with one!! These look really great!!
Some cookies just have to be big – like these ones. I think these would more than satisfy my craving for the Reeses reanut butter cups I didn’t get on Halloween!
Oh my goodness do those look amazing!
You’re right, these sound delicious! I think chocolate, peanut butter, and salt is my perfect trifecta.
Those look even more amazing than they sound if that is possible! I am definitely on a PB chocolate kick lately – a classic.
Ouch, I shouldn’t have seen these…too tempting.
OMG – these cookies look sinfully satisfying. PB & chocolate is always a match made in heaven – add sea salt to it, and WOW!! Perfection indeed :)
Wow, these look amazing. I have love sprinkling salt on the tops of peanutbutter cookies, this cookie tops that by adding chocolate!
YAY! I’m so happy they turned out so deliciously! I can’t wait to try them myself. :)
Oh my lord, this sounds and looks divine. I have to try this soon! Thank you for sharing!!
Can I come over for cookies and milk? I have to make these ,I like the peanuts in there, I’m a big peanut fan but,not so much a peanut butter chip fan. I will make these real soon!
Of course, come on over!
Love that there are peanuts in these cookies.
I like your philosophy on “go big or go home” on cookies! these look delish!
I had just placed my online grocery order, then I saw this – YUM. I had to go back and reorder ingredients so I can bake these this afternoon!
How did you like them?
These look amazing. My go-to chocolate cookie is called a Mankiller. A similar chocolate batter with chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups mixed in. I’m going to have to give these a try though!
Ha! Love the name! Mmm anything with Reese’s pb cups is money!
A classic combination. Sounds yummy. Those cookies look amazing. I wonder how they would be with almond butter. We have a super large jar of it.
I bet they would be great! If you try it, definitely let us know!
These look perfect! I’m in love.
You had me at salted!!!!! These looks delicious :)
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these sound amazing!!!!!! You can bet I will be trying these real soon!!!!! Mixing chocolate & peanut butter…need I say more?!?!?!?
oh my goodness, these are some of the most sinfully delicious cookies that i’ve ever seen! yum!