These Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies will have you reaching for more than one!
Whether you call them yin-yang cookies, marble cookies, or chocolate swirl cookies, this is the best chocolate peanut butter cookie recipe ever. The ultimate flavour combination is so good, you will want to give these chocolate peanut bites a try too.
Irresistible, soft, unique peanut butter chocolate fusion cookies. Great for holidays or any day. The perfect blend of cocoa, peanut butter and two kinds of chips combine to create a decadent cookie that is sure to be a hit.
Are you a cookie lover? Do you like them crisp? How about chewy? Flat or a nice big fat dome? So many choices. So many flavours. Cookies can be complicated if you know what I mean.
Nothing beats a fresh, home-baked cookie. For me, the chewy cookies always topped the list. Combining ingredients like sea salt, caramel and espresso into cookies is so good. Give these chewy oatmeal cookies a try.
Ingredients For Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
If the combination of chocolate and peanut butter is up your alley, you really need to give these cookies a try. This tasty combination can be used in many recipes from breakfast to dessert, and snacks in between. Peanut butter and chocolate will get your taste buds watering. Have you tried my cupcakes? This flavour combination is so good on a toasted bagel.
- butter
- sugar (brown and granulated)
- eggs
- all-purpose flour
- baking soda
- milk
- salt
- peanut butter
- cocoa powder
- peanut butter extract (affiliate link in recipe card)
- chocolate extract (affiliate link in recipe card)
- peanut butter chips
- chocolate chips
Making Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies
Now, when it comes to cookies, these are in a league all their own. A little labour-intensive, but so worth the effort. A cross between cookies and brownies. Thick, rich, chewy and oh-so addictive.
Full instructions are in the recipe card below, but here is a quick walk-through.
- Prepare the chocolate cookie dough.
- Prepare the peanut butter dough.
- Chill both kinds of dough for 2 hours (this is so important).
- Preheat the oven and prepare your baking trays.
- Remove the dough from the fridge.
- Roll 1 tablespoon of each kind of dough into a ball.
- Place the 2 balls together to form 1 large cookie ball.
- Place on a baking sheet, and continue until the tray is full.
- Bake according to recipe directions.
Suggestions/Recipe Tips
Okay, let’s talk about the labour-intensive part. I don’t want to scare you from making these addictive treats. Seriously these are so much easier than baking and frosting a cake.
When the batter is ready, roll each flavour into balls (like 36 of each kind). I find this is the fastest and easiest way to make these cookies. Then you take 1 ball of each flavour and create a larger (2 flavoured) ball. Look at the photos, you will see what I mean. Using a cookie scoop will help.
- Room temperature and butter and eggs are needed to make the perfect cookie dough.
- Smooth peanut butter can be replaced with crunchy if you like.
- Diary or non-dairy milk can be used.
- Do not forget to chill the dough, this is such an important step.
- Do not overbake the cookies. They will firm up as they cool.
If you want to impress your family and friends, I guarantee hands down these peanut butter and chocolate cookies will do it!
Looking for a healthy version of the wonderful chocolate and peanut butter combination? Give this chocolate pudding a try.
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Ultimate Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
Chocolate Cookie Dough:
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon (affiliate) peanut butter extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoons salt
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough:
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature butter)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg (room temperature)
- ¾ cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon (affiliate) chocolate extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoons salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
For the Chocolate Dough:
- Cream butter and sugars using a hand mixer.
- Beat in egg and peanut butter extract. Be sure to scrape down sides of the bowl when needed.
- In a bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
- Slowly combine wet and dry ingredients. Dough will be thick.
- Using a spoon or spatula, mx in milk.
- Fold in peanut butter chips. Set dough aside.
For the Peanut Butter Dough:
- Cream butter and sugars using a hand or stand mixer.
- Add peanut butter, egg and chocolate extract. Be sure to scrap down the sides of the bowl when needed.
- In a bowl combine, flour, baking soda and salt.
- Slowly combine wet and dry ingredients.
- Fold in chocolate chips. Set dough aside.
- CHILL both doughs for 2 HOURS ***This is an important step***
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Spray or line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- Remove doughs from fridge.
- Take approx. tablespoon of each dough (one at a time) and roll into a ball.
- Put the two balls together and make 1 large ball.
- Place on prepared cookie sheet, and bake for approx. 15 minutes. Let cool slightly, and transfer to cooling rack***Cookies will look under baked*** They will finish baking and firm up while cooling.
Kelly Mahan
These are some good-looking cookies! Thank you for sharing the recipe, I’ll definitely try them myself!
Homemade & Yummy
They sure do not last long in our house…I need to hide some!!
Analida Braeger
Those look so good! I can’t wait for the fall baking season to give them a try! I am pinning for later.
Homemade & Yummy
ENJOY…the are so delicious…you will have a hard time eating just one!!
Abby @ WinsteadWandering
A cross between cookies and brownies!? Count me in!
Homemade & Yummy
I know right….less decisions to make!!
Swathi
This cookies with both taste yum.My kids will love this, they are fan of both peanut butter and chocolate.
Homemade & Yummy
These are totally addictive.
Catherine
These look marvelous! What a soft cookie…perfect recipe for fall baking!
Homemade & Yummy
Yup…these are perfect all year round for sure.
Catalina @ Peas & Peonies
Homemade cookies season is on! I love making cookies with my kid every weekend. Your recipe is on the next to do list 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
Have fun…these are so addictive!!
Kylee from Kylee Cooks
I love the idea of these! It’s like 2 cookies in one, and it means I don’t have to choose! Can’t wait to give these a try!
Homemade & Yummy
These are soooo good…..and you will have a hard time eating just one.
Teri
These look so moist and chewy, I know my family will go nuts over these. I will also have to check out these flavorings, I have never see them.
Homemade & Yummy
The flavourings are so good….and you need to use such a small amount.
Ashley - Forking Up
These are so cool! I love that they’re little franken-cookies.
Homemade & Yummy
Not sure what you mean by “franken cookies”… but I hope you give them a try.
Christine - Jar Of Lemons
Oh, these look AMAZING! Perfect for having friends over. Might make these tonight!
Homemade & Yummy
Well I can say I served them at a BBQ last weekend…and they were a HUGE hit!!
Dene' Alexander
Any cookie that turns out like this is worth its weight in labor!! Fabulous combination!!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes…the labour is not intensive…but takes a little longer than most cookies….BUT….so totally worth it!!
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way
What a clever way of combining two different flavors. I love the contrasting colors. I could almost see a minty one out of the white dough so you’d have green and chocolate. This recipe is certainly an inspiration. Great idea, Gloria.
Homemade & Yummy
HAHAH…experiment away and let me know the fantastic results you get.
Veena Azmanov
Oh I’m going to call these black and white cookies. So much fun. Love how dark and delish the chocolate cookie dough is. Looks so much fun for a kids party ideas…
Homemade & Yummy
HAHAH…well you can call them whatever you like. They are totally delicious…and the chocolate is divine!!
Veena Azmanov
My Aadi loves peanut butter and chocolate so these will be perfect for him. I don’t eat peanuts but I’m sure these taste incredible. Love how the marble effect looks. Would be perfect for the kids play dates.
Homemade & Yummy
These are so delicious….and SOOOO addictive. Hope you give them a try.
Nadja | Nashi Food
To be honest, I have never baked a cookie before, but these look so good and makes me want to try them out. I love peanut butter and chocolate yum
Homemade & Yummy
Well they may seem labour intensive, but they really are not. Hope you give them a try.