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A close-up of several chocolate peanut butter cookies with a crisscross fork pattern on top, sprinkled with sugar, arranged in an overlapping pile on a cooling rack—perfect inspiration for your next chocolate peanut butter cookies recipe.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Try these easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies with only 4 ingredients! This Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies recipe will become your new favorite cookie!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time22 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Author: Carrie Barnard

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar plus 1/4 cup for rolling the cookies in
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 large egg

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  • Line cookie sheet with a baking mat.
  • Stir together 1 cup granulated sugar, peanut butter, cocoa powder and egg until blended.
  • Roll into 1" balls (or use a cookie scoop).
  • Roll the cookie dough balls in 1/4 cup granulated sugar.
  • Place on a cookie sheet and then press down with a fork twice to make a crisscross pattern on each cookie.
  • Bake for 12 minutes until the cookies are just set.
  • Allow them cool on the tray for a couple of minutes before moving to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. Keep a piece of bread in the container with the cookies to keep them soft. 

Nutrition

Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 79mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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