Looking for a quick and simple sweet treat? These Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with chocolate drizzle are the perfect afternoon or late night snack!
Hey hey everyone! We simply got back from another amazing press trip, this one a 3-day intensive exploration of the Dundee Hills Wine AVA (see the Instagram feed & the Dundee Hills Highlights reel for details!). Now We'm immersed in a sea of work deadlines AND non stop end-of-year school activities. You, too? Or are your kiddos already out on summer break? We took an Instagram poll and it seems like most of the kids on the West Coast are still in school, while the rest of the country (lucky ducks!) are already out for the summer.
The last couple of months, the kids and We have been hard-pressed for time to make any fancy desserts, but who needs fancy for everyday yumminess, right? You all know we love EASY and tasty in the house, and We know many of you do, too, so We think you're going to LOVE today's recipe.
Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle
Today happens to be National Peanut Butter Cookie Day, so We thought We would share this chewy peanut butter cookies recipe, one of the family's favorites. We love it and make it all the time, and We hope you will try it and fall in love with it, too!
If you've never made homemade peanut butter cookie recipes before, but you like peanut butter cookies, We think now is the perfect time to start. Trust me: after you make these once, you will make them again and again!
We use a basic peanut butter cookie recipe that calls for simply three ingredients:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
That's it! It's the most basic, easiest to remember recipe (1-1-1 ratio of ingredients – simple!), and it totally gets the job done.
We also skip the fancy fork tine design. Because you know what? That's easier said than done; the dough is often too soft to create a design with the fork.
However, we DO take it up simply a notch by adding chocolate drizzle on top.
Chocolate drizzle is actually easier and takes less time (in our experience) than creating the super traditional criss-cross pattern on peanut butter cookies. Simple microwave some chocolate chips with coconut oil, and voila! Note: you can also use regular or almond milk instead of coconut oil, if you prefer.
We adore the chocolate and peanut butter flavor combo in our house. This way, each cookie gets a soft, salty peanut butter cookie with a little hit of sweet chocolate decadence on top. It's a well-balanced dessert that will satisfy your cookie cravings.
Simple Peanut Butter Cookies: Jazzing it up!
Once these chewy peanut butter cookies are made, they do go quickly. We've actually made them twice in one week before in our house because they were gobbled up so fast! However, We like to set some aside to add some pizazz to other dishes once in a while.
Recently, We crumbled up a few cookies and topped off the breakfast of peanut butter, banana, chia seed overnight oats. Oh the word, this was a decadent breakfast! We mean, truly, let's call it what it was: dessert for breakfast. If you want a fancier dessert-for-breakfast, We'll be sharing this recipe soon!
Some other ways to use these simple peanut butter cookies with chocolate drizzle:
- spoon ice cream between two cookies to make ice cream sandwiches
- crumble up the cookies and add to a fresh batch of vanilla ice cream during the last 5 minutes of churning. It tastes like cookie dough ice cream!
- crumble up and layer with greek yogurt, chocolate syrup, and fruits for a parfait
Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle Recipe
Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle
By Marlynn Schotland Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Total Time: 35 mins Servings: 10 cookies These cookies are made with simply 3 ingredients, then topped with chocolate, and taste amazing!Ingredients
Peanut Butter Cookies
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
Chocolate Drizzle
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, mix together peanut butter, sugar, and egg.
- Form the dough into small balls and place on cookie sheets prepared with parchment paper, about 1-2 inches apart.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes. Remove and set out to cool at room temperature for about 3-5 minutes.
- Make the chocolate drizzle by microwaving the chocolate chips with coconut oil in a microwave safe container in 30-second intervals, stirring between each one, until completely melted.
- Using a spoon, drizzle the melted chocolate over the peanut butter cookies and allow to set and cool at room temperature, or you can place in the refrigerator for a few minutes to set the chocolate.
Notes
Makes about 4-5 dozen, depending on the size of your cookies. These keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks, but see if they last that long without being gobbled up!Nutrition
Calories: 345 kcal, Carbohydrates: 35 g, Protein: 7 g, Fat: 21 g, Saturated Fat: 7 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9 g, Trans Fat: 0.02 g, Cholesterol: 17 mg, Sodium: 119 mg, Potassium: 254 mg, Fiber: 3 g, Sugar: 29 g, Vitamin A: 33 IU, Calcium: 26 mg, Iron: 2 mgNutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Do you love peanut butter cookies? How about the peanut butter + chocolate flavor combo? What other flavors do you love with peanut butter?
