Name: Vintage Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 40 Servings
Cuisine: American

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March 5, 2026

These vintage Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are a super sweet dessert that you’ll love baking again and again. With easy ingredients and a delicious crispy crunch, these cookies are kid friendly and take only twenty minutes to prep and bake. These are one of our favorite Christmas cookies to share with friends and family. They have amazing chocolate combo that is packed with peanut butter.

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Vintage Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease cookie sheets.

Cream together peanut butter and butter.

Add sugar, eggs, milk and melted chocolate.

In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and baking soda.

Mix dry ingredients with peanut butter mixture.

Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until set.

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Tips & Tricks (5)

Cream Butter and Peanut Butter First 🥜
Beat butter and peanut butter together for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy to incorporate air, creating a lighter, more tender cookie texture rather than a dense result.
Don't Overmix After Adding Flour 🌾
Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients just until combined to avoid developing gluten, which will make your cookies tough and chewy instead of crispy and crumbly.
Chill Dough for 15 Minutes 🧊
Refrigerate the dough before scooping to prevent excessive spreading and achieve that coveted crispy-edged, chewy-centered texture while maintaining defined cookie shapes.
Melt Chocolate Properly for Rich Flavor 🍫
Use a double boiler or microwave in 30-second intervals at 50% power to melt baking chocolate, preventing seizing and ensuring smooth integration that enhances the chocolate-peanut butter flavor balance.
Cool on Baking Sheet First ⏱️
Let cookies rest on the hot baking sheet for 2-3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to set properly and develop that ideal crispness without breaking apart.

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Hi! I’m Christina… welcome to my kitchen! It’s so nice to meet you! I share tried and true recipes that anyone can make. I believe, if you can read, you can cook.