Bready or Not: Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
This is a classic cookie recipe, simple and delicious.
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate, cookies, oats, peanut butter
Servings: 46cookies
Author: Beth Cato
Equipment
teaspoon scoop or spoon
baking sheet
parchment paper
Ingredients
1/2cupunsalted butter (1 stick) room temperature
1/2cupwhite sugar
1/3cupbrown sugar packed
1/2cuppeanut butter chunky or creamy
1large egg room temperature
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1cupall-purpose flour
1/2cupold-fashioned oats also called rolled oats
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonsalt
1cupsemisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven at 350-degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars. Add the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla.
In another bowl, stir together the flour, oats, baking soda, and salt. Gradually combine the contents of both bowls. Fold in the chocolate chips.
Use a teaspoon scoop or spoon to place rounded balls of dough spaced-out on the cookie sheet. Flatten them slightly. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until set and golden. Cool on cookie sheet for 10 minutes before transitioning cookies to rack. Store cookies in a sealed container at room temperature.