Salted Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chunks - A Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie

Salted Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chunks are a perfectly soft peanut butter cookie with a salty coating that complements the big chocolate chunks inside.

Prep Time20

Cook Time8

Total Time28

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: peanut butter chocolate chip cookie, salted peanut butter cookie with chocolate, salted peanut butter cookies with chocolate chunks

Servings: cookies

Calories: 142kcal

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

1 cup Butter-Flavored Crisco
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1 cup peanut butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chocolate chunks
1 Tablespoon coarse salt
3 Tablespoons sugar

Instructions

Using a kitchen mixer, cream crisco, brown sugar and white sugar until the sugars are completely incorporated and not gritty, approximately 3 to 5 minutes.
Add peanut butter and mix.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing in between. Add vanilla, and mix until smooth.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to wet mixture in small additions, mixing on low until just incorporated. Do not over mix.
Stir in chocolate chunks.
Make small balls of dough using a small cookie scoop. Use your hands to press dough together and to roll into balls.
In a small bowl, mix coarse salt and sugar. Roll the balls of cookie dough in the mixture until completely coated.
Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 8 - 9 minutes.
As soon as you remove from oven, use a fork to make a crisscross pattern in the cookies.

Notes

We use butter-flavored Crisco in most of our cookies. We find that it gives a soft texture but a little hint of crispness on the edges. You could certainly use butter, but we would recommend a ratio of 3/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup shortening.
If you like a little crunch, swap crunchy peanut butter for the regular kind.
No chocolate chunks in the house, use regular semi-sweet chocolate chips or even mini chocolate chips.
The chocolate chunks could be left out completely, if desired, or change it up by using peanut butter chips.
You will need to use your clean hands to press the dough into balls.
Love Peanut Butter? Try Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Balls.

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