Salted Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies is a mouthful of words and sweet, decadent cookie. They are sweet, a little savory, and full of texture. This cookie recipe calls for natural peanut butter, which gives the cookies a natural peanut taste without tasting artificial. This easy recipe is for all the chocolate peanut butter lovers!
Mix wet ingredients - In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and peanut butter together until smooth. Add vanilla extract and beat in the eggs one at a time. Mix in cocoa powder just until mixed.
1 cup butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, 1 cup brown sugar, ½ cup natural peanut butter, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, ⅔ cup cocoa powder
Whisk dry ingredients - In a separate mixing bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
Mix dry and wet ingredients - Slowly stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture without over mixing. Fold in chocolate chips.
2 cups semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
Place cookie dough balls on baking sheet - Using a cookie scoop or spoon, form cookie dough balls with 2 tablespoons of dough each and place 3 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle finishing salt on each cookie dough ball before placing in the oven.
Finishing salt
Bake cookies - Place in the oven to bake for 12-14 minutes. Allow cookies to cool slightly for 1-2 minutes, then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.