Salted Butter Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Name: Salted Butter Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 53 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: • 120 g (½ cup) salted butter, softened; • 150 g (¾ cup) light brown sugar, packed; • 100 g (½ cup) granulated sugar; • 1 large egg (50 g); • 240 g (1 cup) creamy peanut butter (not natural); • 1½ tsp pure vanilla extract; • 155 g (1¼ cups) all-purpose flour; • ¾ tsp baking soda; • ½ tsp baking powder; • Pinch (⅛ tsp) fine salt; • 120 g (¾ cup) peanut butter chips (Reese’s or similar); • Flaky salt, for finishing

6 steps

Prep:40minCook:13min

Thick, bakery-style peanut butter cookies with golden edges, soft chewy centers, and melty peanut butter chips in every bite. Each 50 g cookie is rich, salty-sweet, and deeply nutty — finished with a kiss of flaky sea salt that makes them irresistibly addictive.

Updated at: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:41:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories227.6 kcal (11%)

Total Fat13.5 g (19%)

Carbs23.6 g (9%)

Sugars15.1 g (17%)

Protein5.3 g (11%)

Sodium186.6 mg (9%)

Fiber1.3 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

20 servings

120gsalted butter

softened

150glight brown sugar

packed

100ggranulated sugar

50gegg

large

240gcreamy peanut butter

not natural

1 ½ tsppure vanilla extract

155gall-purpose flour

¾ tspbaking soda

½ tspbaking powder

fine salt

120gpeanut butter chips

or similar

Flaky salt

for finishing

Instructions

Step 1

Cream butter and sugars for 2–3 minutes until light and fluffy, then beat in egg, peanut butter, and vanilla until smooth.

Step 2

Whisk dry ingredients in a separate bowl, add to wet ingredients, and mix just until combined.

Step 3

Fold in peanut butter chips (or half peanut butter chips and half mini chocolate chips for a Reese’s effect).

Step 4

Chill dough for 30 minutes for thicker, chewier cookies.

Step 5

Scoop dough into 50 g balls, press gently with a fork in a crisscross pattern, and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 12–14 minutes, until edges are golden and centers soft.

Step 6

Sprinkle lightly with flaky salt while still warm, cool 5 minutes on the pan, then transfer to a rack.