Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Savor these rich chocolate peanut butter cookies, blending creamy peanut butter, deep cocoa, and a sweet powdered sugar dusting. Ready in 27 minutes, 180 kcal per cookie!
Equipment
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper or silicone baking mat
- Large mixing bowl (for dough)
- Electric mixer or whisk (for creaming)
- Spatula (for mixing)
- Fork (for crisscross pattern)
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Wire rack (for cooling)
- Optional: Cookie scoop (for uniform balls)
- Optional: Sifter (for powdered sugar)
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together softened butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar until smooth.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract, then gradually add flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda, mixing until a dough forms.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch balls, place on the baking sheet, and flatten slightly with a fork, creating a crisscross pattern.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, then let cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Dust with powdered sugar once cooled and serve.
