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I obviously do not want to harm anyone by sharing this killer recipe, but I am almost 100% positive these cookies will make you weak at the knees.
“Falling to the ground in a chocolate trance” sums these up quite nicely.
My sisters and parents visited me in Baltimore recently and I wanted to bake a treat to ”wow” them.
Coming from a family who tears through a box of Godiva chocolates, fights over the last gourmet chocolate pretzel, and grew up with chocolate chip waffles* on Sundays… I knew something with CHOCOLATE would make my family smile.
Chocolate to the rescue yet again. I’m stealing hearts one chocolate chip at a time.
*I am the boring little sister who prefered waffles plain, sans chocolate chips. I’m such a snoozefest.
Today, you’re getting 3 forms of chocolate in each bite of this fudgy cookie. A chocoholic’s pure dream. It’s the exact same cookie dough recipe I used for my York Peppermint Patty Fudge Cookies. Oh my heavens were THOSE something to faint over.
Into this dough went melted pure chocolate, unsweetened cocoa powder, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. I added the peanut butter chips for fun because it’s rare I can have chocolate without my peanut butter.
Along with the chocolate, this cookie dough has your standard cookie suspects: eggs, flour, and sugar. The cookie dough recipe is pretty basic and comparable to a brownie recipe. There’s also a sprinkle of baking powder to give the cookies some lift and brown sugar to keep the cookies soft.
So what do they taste like? Well, as the name suggests… chocolatey. But a deep, intense chocolate.
There’s no other way I’d have it.
Biting into one, think of a dense fudge truffle with a little chew. The centers are super-thick and moist, but not greasy or underbaked tasting – a texture battle you can sometimes face with brownies or cookies.
I overloaded the cookies with peanut butter chips in addition to the chocolate chips for obvious reasons. The peanut butter bombs dotted through the soft fudgy interior and exterior not only provided a flavor break from the chocolate, but they totally look cute too.
If the quintessential pairing of peanut butter and chocolate isn’t your thing, you are crazy then by all means, leave out the peanut butter chips.
You could sub some toffee, pecans, chunks of Snickers, or more chocolate instead.
It’s ok, I’d forgive you.
These cookies are like gold. A surefire way to please a crowd. My family absolutely loved them and the few we had leftover didn’t even make it more than 30 seconds in my kitchen.
You should never trust a gal around her peanut butter and chocolate.
*I must warn you that you may witness the truly hypnotizing effect of chocolate after baking these cookies. You won’t be able to speak or think about anything other than these cookies.
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Makes 2 dozen cookies. Cookies stay fresh and soft at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 7 days. Cookies freeze well.
Ingredients
- 1 cup + 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped (I used 2 Ghirardelli bars)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup peanut butter chips
Instructions
- Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave for about 1 minute. Stir. Continue to melt in 30 second increments until fully melted and smooth. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla. Set aside. With an electric or stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat the butter until smooth and creamy – about 1 minute. Beat in the sugars, scraping down the sides every 10 seconds or so. The mixture will be granular.
- Mix in the beaten egg/vanilla until incorporated. Add the chocolate in a steady stream and beat until combined. Add the dry ingredients on slow speed. Fold in the chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. Do not overmix at any point in this process.
- Chill dough for at least 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Scoop about 2 Tbsp of dough and roll into a ball. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the cookies have just begun to set with the centers still appearing very soft. They will firm up as they cool.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for at least 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
adapted from Cooks Illustrated
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I knew you’d tweak that York dough base and I could see PB coming a mile away…and I love you for doing it! They look wonderful, Sally! Choc + PB is probably the best flavor combo on earth and I love how utterly dark, fudgy, rich, dense, and perfect this cookie dough base is. I can tell even more so in this round of pics than the last. Oh gosh, I want to make these now!
And to think I have that cookbook and probably would have never made these cookies…that’s the thing about pics…I wish cookbooks would always use pics so I don’t miss a recipe! They need to use your pics for their book!
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thank you so much Averie! Yes, I’d highly suggest THIS cookie recipe as a go-to chocolate cookie recipe. Just like my CI recipe for regular cookies, this is now my go-to for chocolate cookies. SO fudgy and rich and THICK. Love it all. I wish the cookbookhad colored pictures as well. It’s the pictures that grab our eyes (as you know, obviously! and it’s possible to overlook SO MANY winning recipes in our giant cookbook!
You are right, that’s not fair. Chocolate and peanut butter are my all time favorite combinations. I WILL be making these cookies!
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Those certainly look killer, Sally! I used to love Godiva chocolate before my allergy ( I was a sophisticated little girl!). Now I still love all their cute stuffed animals.
Laura Dembowski recently posted..One Big Baguette
The name is perfect! And the cookies look aaamazing. So rich and chewy. Of course you threw in some peanut butter chips…I’d think there was something wrong if you didn’t!!
Elaine recently posted..Pumpkin Truffles
Hahaha so true, Elaine. I do love adding peanut butter to practically everything chocolatey! PS: I got your email, I’ve been swamped at my real job but will respond ASAP!
No rush!
Elaine recently posted..Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal
Oh my heavens. These are easily the most fudgiest cookies I’ve ever seen. And despite the disclaimer about the impending chocolate trance, I want in on these bad boys. LOVE THEM!!
(Also, I’m a plain waffle eater too, so don’t feel too left out!)
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel recently posted..Twix Bites
good! i hated chocolate chips in my waffles and still do! thank GOD i’m not alone here.
Obviously you know I would fall head over hells for these
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie recently posted..Apple Cinnamon Greek Yogurt Pancakes
Oh wow, these look just amazing! YUM!
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These cookies are calling out to me!
Mimi @ Culinary Couture recently posted..Apple Spice Muffins
Um, can you adopt me? I’d like to be fed these for breakfast every morning.
Karly recently posted..Maple Dijon Chicken – And a Thank You!
Fudgy, chewy, chocolate peanut butter overloaded cookies? So not my thing. *ahem*
Obviously I would eat the whole batch in one sitting! And since I lost a bunch of weight from being sick, I think that is EXACTLY what I am going to do today. So, thanks
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I’m sick now Stephanie! I’ve had a tummy virus for a few days. I can’t even visit my own blog b/c I get sad I can’t eat any goodies! I hope you enjoy these chocolate bombs if you make them. Glad you’re feeling better!
I am gonna gain so much weight thanks to your blog LOL
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes recently posted..Crock Pot Cinnamon Applesauce
sorry and you’re welcome, ashley? lol!!
Woah, Nelly! These look so incredible! I can hardly resist chocolate and peanut butter…
Loretta E recently posted..Chicken Broth from Scratch
There’s no way I could EVER resist pb&chocolate ever! Thanks Loretta!
Oh my! These look positively fudgy and delicious.
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Hold on, let me just wipe the drool off my face….
Ari @ Ari’s Menu recently posted..Pumpkin Mac & Cheese
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahaa Ari you always make me CRACK UP.
I am willing to take the risk of these dangerous killer cookies!!! I love love love how fudgey and chocolately these look…and studded with peanut butter chips is definitely the way to go!!!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life recently posted..Trick or Treat Tuesday
“definitely the way to go” haha I love it Jocelyn! Thank you… yes, they are super fudgy!
are you trying to kill me by just knocking me flat at how delicious these seem?? you have literally created one of the most delicious looking things I have ever seen baked!
i love peanut though i don’t use it as often as i probably should in my baking – i mainly just eat lots of nuts coz i’m a vegetarian – but you have made me so inexplicably extatic to look at these. I can’t explain it right, but I feel like a child again, discovering my original love of frsh, hot doughy cookies. i can feel the stickyness on my child sized fingers and taste the sweetness and richness on my tongue.
i am still trying to perfect the length of time in the oven to keep cookies chewy and soft, any tips??
and thank you so much, you just resurrected a little remnant of my past there… x
You are so sweet Gemma, thank you so much! I didn’t use peanut butter or peanuts in these, just those peanut butter chips! fresh, hot doughy cookies… sounds incredible!
omg, i’d gladly die of a chocolate overdose with these cookies!! they look so soft and delicious!! wow, you’re really going to kill me
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You make the best looking treats!
uch a compliment, thank you!
Well it would be a good way to go. They look delicious!
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“good way to go” lol I love it Spencer!
As usual–gorgeous cookies! They look so thick and soft! And you can’t go wrong with the chocolate/peanut butter combination.
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I loved how thick these cookies were – all that baking powder and dough chilling did wonders!
I can’t figure out which of these reicpes I like the best. These cookies look fantastic but those brownie cups have my mouth watering too. Gotta love chocolate and PB!
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oh man, it’s a toss up because I LOVE thos pb cups
Okay. So I might not be able to read you again until Thursday when I can stuff my face with sugar, lol! These are sinfully good. Pinned!
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thanks for the pin Dorothy!!
Oh my goodness – I haven’t even made these yet and I’m already weak in the knees!
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i can’t even LOOK at this post anymore because I don’t have any of these left!
thanks for the tweet, as always Chung-Ah!
YUM! Fab pics
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thanks for the picture compliment!
I need these in my life immediately!
Jen @ Savory Simple recently posted..Sweet Potato Biscuits
I’m totally prepared to be dazzled! The cookies look irresistible. I love baking with pb chips.
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pb chips.. my favorite kind to bake with! such a nice switch up from chocolate chips
oh my.. yes! those close up photos have me drooling.
chocolate and peanut butter are meant to be together!
Katie, my dear.. I don’t think you could’ve said it any better. chocolate and pb are MEANT to be
I’m happy those aren’t butterscotch chips. I don’t even know why. I’m just happy they aren’t.
(butterscotch is one of my favorite things ever!)
They look incredible! May the cookie queen continue to publish crazy good cookie recipes.
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because SOMETIMES peanut butter chips just trumps butterscotch chips
Just made these for work for a special week. I asked them if they wanted ‘Death by chocolate cookies’ or if they wanted brownies. The cookies won the vote
Wow, I can’t believe how soft and fudgy (sp?) these guys are! Very yummy. Clocked them in at 155 cal each for anyone wondering (I also got 32 cookies). Also this was my first baking with light butter and it worked (that’s all I had in the fridge)! Thanks for an awesome recipe! I think you’re right in the ‘go-to chocolate cookie recipe’!
that melty chocolate chip picture is insane – killing me over here
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I love this. Please link it to my linky party & anything else you have to share. It just went live a little early
Thanks, Peggy. http://diycraftyprojects.com/2012/10/whatcha-work-up-wednesday-5-linky-parties-are-back.html
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Hi Peggy! thanks for the link party invite – so fun!
hi sally……..i must say what a great job u are doing….ive tried few of your recipes and they all turned out awesome…infact looking at the pictures ,i was sure that they will be great…..but one problem am facing in all the cookies ive tried so far…especially the ones with oats….they turn soggy too soon….i mean soon after cooling…what could be wrong….i tried to make the cookies exactly as per your recipes…also will u please throw some light on which rack in oven should be used for baking cookies….also if u can mention which rack in the oven it would be great….love ur recipes sally…i think i have become a fan of yours…god bless
Hi Simran. Which cookies are you talking about? Use the middle rack in the oven. Glad you are enjoying my site!
hi dear sally……thank you so much for such a prompt reply…i was talking of your peanut butter scotchies made with oats and all…..id like to mention one thing here about me sally….that im in india and we generally dont have things called cookies in the market n i came to know about them from my cousins settled abroad….n i used to think that they must be something very difficult to prepare at home or must be requiring something/some ingredients which are not freely available in india….but i was wrong…your website has helped me make all those wonderful things right at home and my husband also just loves them…..also i discovered a substitute of brown sugar for cookies n that is …take the same ratio of white sugar as the required amount of brown sugar and just add around four teaspoons of jaggery with each cup of white sugar… n all my cookies turned out perfect….whats ur take on this….id like to know please……
I was looking for a sweet surprise for my hubby who loved peanut butter and chocolate together (he calls it his medicine!). I googled chocolate peanut butter and up came death by chocolate. Well, I hoped it was a sure win and I was right!
My husband loves them. My step son down 5 more after he tried one!
I usually stay away from sweets, but late night after a long week, I deciding to try one. AMAZING! Your blog is going to become my go-to for yummy chocolaty peanut butter treats for my guys!
Thanks for your work!!
chocolate and peanut butter is my medicine as well.
Your step son ate 5? he is my hero! They are so decadent. I would need a huge glass of milk or water to wash all that down! Tamara, you are so sweet and I hope my recipes can be a sweet treat every now and then for you! I share a lot of my baked goods with friends, family, coworker, and my boyfriends coworkers. I eat what I want and then give them away. thanks for the comment!
LOVED the recipe and the fantastic pictures, my kids loved the cookies!!
Sally, if you approve me posting this, I recently opened a cooking blog and I would like to share my recipe for good old fashioned peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.. They are not a celebration of chocolate like yours BUT they are super tasty and gluten free.
http://www.bishuli.com/peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-cookies/
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That’s so wonderful to hear! I love peanut butter and chocolate cookies in any form and of course I approve your comment! Thank you so much!
Sally,
You have quickly become my favorite food blog (and it doesn’t help that you’re a from Philly, too)! These were delicious! Your Thick Oatmeal Raisnet Cookies are in the oven right now. Thanks for creating such delicious and reliable recipes.
Yeah! Hi there fellow philly girl!
I love these cookies. AND those oatmeal raisinet cookies too. That dough is too good not to taste, either. So happy you are loving my website!
Hi, Sally! Is it alright to chill this cookie dough overnight and bake it the next day?
PS : I’m obsessed with sallysbakingaddiction, I’m on it all day, errday <3
Yep, you may chill the cookie dough (covered) up to 3-5 days. So glad you love my website. Enjoy the cookies!
These cookies looked great, but when I baked them I was extremely disappointed. I bake quite often, so I am fairly sure this was not a result of fault in my technique. The texture was grainy and the cookies did not spread at all in the oven, and quite honestly the taste wasn’t great. These weren’t the fudgy wonders I was expecting.
Sorry to hear that Jane! The recipe comes from Cooks Illustrated, which is a cookbook featuring recipes tested in over 1,000 kitchens. Perhaps it was your measuring, oven, or ingredients?
After melting the chocolate and mixing all the dry ingredients, i found out i didn’t have butter at home. I used cream cheese instead of butter and it still worked perfectly! The only difference is the cookie dough didn’t spread in the oven, it kept it shape and got bigger. My sister and I love this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
How interesting, Dee! I would’ve never guessed cream cheese would work. Thanks for letting me know that!
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