Soft Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These soft peanut butter chocolate chip cookies taste like a Reese's cup, in cookie form! So soft & tender, with tons of peanut butter and chocolate flavor.
Servings: 32 cookies (approx.)
Calories: 191kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, loosely packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, large
- 1 egg yolk, large
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt (scant)
- 11.5 ounces milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Place the peanut butter, butter, brown sugar, and sugar in a large mixing bowl and cream on medium-high speed for 5 full minutes (the mixture should look very pale and fluffy).
- Beat in the egg and the egg yolk, until smooth.
- Add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt, mixing in on low speed until just barely combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips, and scoop 1.5-tablespoon balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 7 to 9 minutes, or until just barely beginning to turn golden on the bottoms.
- Cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet, and serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 68mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.6mg