Sea Salt Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Oh this life. It can hand you some things. Good, bad, hard, easy, thankful, grumpy…we ride the roller coaster and take each day as it comes.
And when you stumble upon a recipe titled “Jumbo Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies,” (www.oliveandartisan.com) and further realize the recipe calls for flaked sea salt to be sprinkle on top…you say, “Thanks, life, for letting me find this.”
We had another snow day, and therefore, I baked. I baked and then shared because I am trying to become a smaller version of myself (bigger on the inside but maybe smaller on the scale side). Which is never a bad thing, sharing cookies such as these.
These cookies are soft and pillowy, with huge dark chocolate chips (why are the dark chocolate chips bigger in the Nestle bag? Not sure but I am all for it.), and then topped with sea salt. Just enough to make the dark chocolate resonate and the peanut butter stand out. It’s a pretty brilliant cookie.
I made my dough the night before and refrigerated it so my cookies are a little puffier than I anticipated. They also are baked at a lower temperature so they stay oh so soft and chewy.
They have a similarity to the stand by Peanut Blossom Cookie without being as heavy or as dense. They have all of the flavor and then some. I actually like the idea of smaller chocolate pieces as opposed to the big Hershey kiss of the Peanut Blossom.
I usually can pass by a peanut butter cookie (I know, I’m weird). Not these. These are actually a cookie dough I would eat raw (I try not to- old mom infused habits of old). It is that good.
I actually doubled the recipe as well because I had every intention of sharing. After all, when your children beg you to stop making biscotti and make a soft cookie for once, you plan that they will eat the soft cookies. Add a snow day and being inside and well, there aren’t many left over. Which is always a good thing.
I hope you enjoy this recipe, and as always, thank you for coming to the table!
Chrissy
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PrintSea Salt Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies
This delicious peanut butter dark chocolate chip cookie with sea salt sprinkled on top takes peanut butter love to the next level. Recipe adapted from www.oliveandartisan.com This recipe makes approx. 48 regular-sized cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Butter
- 1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 3 Cups AP Flour
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Bag Dark Chocolate Chips/Chunks (You can ALWAYS ADD MORE!)
- Flaked Sea Salt for topping
Instructions
- In a mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and peanut butter.
- Add Sugars and mix until light and fluffy.
- Add Vanilla Extract, and Eggs and mix until combined.
- Add in dry ingredients and mix until combined thoroughly.
- Pour in Dark Chocolate Chips/Chunks.
- Refrigerate dough for a few hours or over night (If you do not refrigerate you will have less puffy cookies-your choice).
- Preheat oven to 325*.
- Scoop with a small ice cream scoop or spoon and place on cookie sheet lined with either a silicone baking liner or parchment paper. I made generous sized scoops and placed them approximately 15 per baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until just set.
- Sprinkle with sea salt (I pressed my cookies down just a bit before sprinkling).
- Leave on cookie sheet for 1-2 additional minutes.
- Cool completely on a wire rack or parchment paper lined surface.