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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with Candied Peanuts

An all time time favorite, peanut butter cookie taken to the next level with chocolate chips and candied peanuts.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time13 minutes
per tray13 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies, chocolate chips, baking
Servings: 15
Calories: 336kcal
Author: Bobbie Blue

Ingredients

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie

  • 1 stick soften butter
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅔ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips,divided

Candied Peanuts

  • 1 cup dry roasted peanuts
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

Candied Peanuts

  • In a small skillet add water and brown sugar, cooking on medium heat. Stir with spatula until sugar dissolves.
  • Add peanuts and stir continuously for about 5 minutes or until sugar begins to thicken and stick to the nuts.
  • Pour peanuts on a piece of parchment paper, spreading out in a flat layer and allow to cool completely.

Cookie

  • In a mixing bowl add softened butter, brown sugar and white sugar and cream together for about 2 minutes.
  • Add egg, vanilla, and peanut butter and beat until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
  • In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • Slowly add dry ingredients, mixing just until no clumps of flour remain.
  • Add only ⅔ cup chocolate chips, reserving the remaining chips. Mix chocolate into dough.
  • Place dough into refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour or up to over night.
  • When ready to bake preheat oven to 350. Make sure rack is set at middle position.
  • Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. With cookie scoop, make dough balls. To make large cookie put one on top of other, then gently smash together with fork making crisscross pattern.
  • Allow 2 inches between cookies to give room to spread as baking.
  • Bake for 13-14 minutes, cookies will be lightly browned but seem a little doughy. They will harden as they cool on cookie tray.
  • As soon as you remove cookies from oven have candied peanuts and reserved chocolate chips ready and sprinkle on top of warm cookies, gently pressing into top.
  • Allow to cool if you can wait!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 6.9g | Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 127mg | Fiber: 2.44g | Sugar: 23g | Calcium: 34mg