Triple Chocolate Fudge Peanut Butter Cookies
Soft and chewy, these simple, decadent triple chocolate peanut butter cookies are for seriously chocolate and cookie lovers only!
Some of you have been kind of angry with me over these chocolate peanut butter cookies. And rightly so.
I posted an Insta story and picture of them a week or so ago on Instagram without a real, live recipe (and some of you – ok, lots of you – have been hounding me for the recipe ever since).
Initially, I wasn’t sure I’d post them here, considering the just so-so pictures were snapped super last minute before they were all devoured at a family lunch (special thanks to my cousin Lydia as the hand model).
I thought I’d make them again and have time for a legit photo shoot, but hello, life. It just hasn’t happened, especially with all the other cookie recipes waiting in the wings to be made.
But today’s the day. Bad pictures and all. Seriously, who knew these triple chocolate cookies would be so amazing?
But amazing they are.
In fact, they are some of the best chocolate cookies ever. With creamy peanut butter and ribbons of melted chocolate in the batter (hence, the “fudge” part of the recipe title), these chocolate peanut butter cookies are a no-brainer of an answer to the “what cookies should I make today” question.
Oh wait, you don’t ask yourself that question every day? Hmm. Weird.
Soft and chewy with that delicious hint of fudgy texture, these decadent cookies are a chocolate + peanut butter lover’s dream.
Delicious with the Reese’s pieces (and especially festive for Halloween), they would be divine, also, with peanut butter chips subbed in for the candy.
Like I do 99% of the time, I use my #40 cookie scoop (more on cookie scoops in general here!) for the perfect sized cookies. I mean, I wouldn’t say no to a cookie 5X this size, but you know, portion control and all that.
Sorry it took me so long to get them posted!
While you make them (eat a few in my honor, ok?) I’m off to save my household from being buried under the dirty laundry that somehow magically and exponentially increases overnight. Every.single.night.
On second thought, maybe we’ll just focus on discussing chocolate peanut butter cookies; much more my style.
Triple Chocolate Fudge Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227 g) salted butter, softened to room temperature
- ½ cup (128 g) creamy peanut butter
- ¾ cup (159 g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (159 g) light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups (284 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (43 g) unsweetened cocoa powder (see note)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (170 g) semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled to lukewarm
- 1 cup (170 g) peanut butter chips or Reese's pieces
- 1 cup (170 g) semisweet, milk or bittersweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl with a handheld electric mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and peanut butter until smooth and creamy, 1-2 minutes.
- Add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla and mix until light in color, about 2-3 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined.
- Drizzle in the cooled, melted chocolate while the mixer is running, and mix until just combined.
- With a spoon or rubber spatula, fold in the peanut butter chips (or Reese’s pieces) and chocolate chips.
- Scoop heaping tablespoon-sized portions (I use my #40 cookie scoop) a few inches apart on the prepared baking sheets (roll the cookie dough into balls for a more uniform appearance to the baked cookies).
- Bake for 10-11 minutes until set on the edges but still soft in the center. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
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Recipe Source: adapted from How Sweet It Is
I am a cookie connoisseur, as well as a chocolate and peanut butter lover, and these were excellent! Well done, Mel!
These cookies were amazing!! My kids and I loved them, as well as the neighbors that I pawned a bunch off on! I weighed the flour and cocoa powder and they turned out perfect, even at a high altitude. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
I’m curious- in recipe (like this one) where you call for semi sweet chocolate to melt-are you using the chocolate baking bars or just chocolate chips? Thanks!! I love your blog and recipes!!!
Hi Jane, chocolate baking bars work best for melting unless the chocolate chips are really good quality (like ghirardelli or guittard). I’ve had lousy luck melting other brands of chocolate chips (although Nestle is sometime ok, too). I’ve used both bar chocolate and chocolate chips in this recipe.
These are excellent! Because of Jennifer’s comment above, I only made a half recipe. While putting it together, I realized why she had problems. The ounce weight of the cocoa powder is incorrect. Unless I am mistaken, 1/2 cup of cocoa powder weighs 40 g, about 1 ounce, not 2 ounces. (Mel, I hope you can double check me on this. I would hate for someone to pass up such a delicious recipe!)
Hi Jocelyn – I use 1 ounce per 1/4 cup of cocoa powder, so the weight of cocoa powder is correct in the recipe (based on how I weigh the ingredients and make the cookies). Hope that helps!
You are my all-time favorite recipe blog, but unfortunately this is the first recipe of yours that didn’t work for me. I weighed the flour and cooked them for the minimum amount of time suggested, but they were dry and I just didn’t love them. I ate one and threw the rest away (I’ll admit I’m super picky). It was probably just some mistake on my end because I love your recipes!
Sorry to hear that, Jennifer!
It looks so delicious.
Omg. These.Are.SO.good!
My daughter went to your presentation at BYU and said it was awesome! She wanted to meet you after but had class and said you were pretty swamped, but she said it was great! Thanks for doing it!!! These look divine! Yum! Thanks! A good thing to make to celebrate the election being over 🙂 despite the outcome these will be appreciated. Thanks!
I’m so glad she came – sorry I wasn’t able to meet her!
Thanks for the shout out to those of us who desperately wanted to be there at BYU with you, but could not. And a million thanks for posting this recipe. I have been really excited to make them since your insta-story. I’m also still hoping your are going to post the Creme brule overnight french toast too (pretty please) !?! Can’t wait to tune in to the apple demo!! .. Wow something to look forward to… that I can do right inside my house. I’ve been really shut in lately taking care of my Mom, who can’t be left alone for long periods of time, Social media and your blog in general are keeping me sane (lots of cookie making, slow cooker recipes, and thank heaven for Hallmark Christmas Movies!!) Happy Election day… also loved the insta-story of the Cookie white house… You are a rock star mom !! Wish I lived near a Trader Joes!
Thank so much for all you do. You help motivate moms in the kitchen which is fantastic. I am just wondering where I can get an iPad holder for my kitchen like the one you have. I need one of those.
Thanks, Marie! I found my trusty iPad holder at World Market (Cost Plus).
I made these tonight for FHE! And they were awesome. So, so awesome. I debated making a half batch because, well, do I really need that many cookies? YES. Yes, I do. I used half milk and half semisweet chips in the unmelted section because that’s what I had and it worked great. So good! Anyone on the fence about making these needn’t dither any longer. Go. Make the cookies. They’re perfect for election day elation/deflation. 😉 (We made the same White House this summer with the kids! So fun!)
As much as I would love to make these, I can’t b/c of a peanut allergy in the house. I think I may try a mint version, though – maybe melting some mint chips to replace the peanut butter and throw in chopped Andes mints instead of Reece’s.
Vote for Evan McMullin!
I love that you mentioned how everyone who is eligible to vote, should, Mel! I’m a total political junkie, so my kids have to listen to NPR all day every day no matter what. And I have given them speeches many times before about boring things like the electoral college and the popular vote, Bush versus Gore, etc. Maybe if I gave them cookies, they’d be more inclined to listen!
Hi Mel, thanks for another amazing recipe, I can’t wait to try this one. I don’t know if I can source the “bits” but there is a lolly shop in town that may stock them, wish me luck! We have had an extraordinary amount of coverage of the American election, in Australai, it’s nail biting isn’t?
Have a great day
Fi
And thanks for the inclusive political comment! We are also going to be looking at maps and learning about the process on election day… and now maybe cookies, too 😉
These cookies look so good! Maybe I’ll make them today. My daughter requests that you do your presentation at BYU-Idaho when she is there, sometime during the months of January through July. She would be on the front row!
These cookies look incredible! I need them in my life!
Paige
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Oh man, these cookies look fantastic! Love me some chocolate with peanut butter.
Thank you for making the drive down to come and teach us! That was seriously, such a fun night!! You’re so awesome!
I cannot wait until thursday’s video. I’m freaking out a bit because that very night I have to do a caramel apple demo for Relief Society. Answer to prayer right now, cause I don’t know much about them. I actually, hardly ever make them! 😐 you’re saving me, again. Not surprised. You’re a rock star! Muah!
Can’t wait to make these….and can I say I am anxiously waiting for your Christmas gift idea post!!
Yes! Eagerly awaiting those gift ideas!
Oh man! Thursday is a day too late. I’m making caramel apples with my girls Wednesday night.