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Chocolate crinkle cookies take over the internet every year around the holidays and while I’ll never turn down a cookie, I have to admit they’ve never been my favorite. Given the choice between them and Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies or Brown Butter Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies, I will always choose the latter options. That is until I met these chocolate peanut butter cookies. Say goodbye to the bland, dry, lackluster chocolate cookies of yesteryear and say “hi,” “hello,” and “will you marry me?!” to the new and improved, best chocolate peanut butter cookies ever. The concept for this chocolate peanut butter cookies recipe is simple and superb:

Soft-baked cookies reminiscent of One Bowl Brownies cloaked in powdered sugar. Made with high-quality bittersweet chocolate, these cookies are neither bland or dry. They’re fudgy, decadent, and LOADED with rich chocolate flavor.Imbued with the power of peanut butter which keeps the cookies moist and molten in the center—like a lava cake or this Flourless Chocolate Torte.

After sampling dozens of duds, this twist on the classic crinkle is juuuuuuust right.

How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

If you love brownies, peanut butter, or chocolate in any combination, these chocolate peanut butter cookies are sure to be your new bestie (along with this Healthy Peanut Butter Skillet Cookie).

The Ingredients

Peanut Butter. My addition to this classic chocolate cookie recipe that gives them moisture, added richness, and a YUM factor of 10/10.

Bittersweet Chocolate. For the most supreme fudge texture possible, I used melted dark chocolate in place of cocoa powder.

Espresso Powder. An added pinch of espresso powder amps up the intensity of the chocolate flavor.Flour. These cookies use my signature blend of all purpose and white whole wheat flour (as seen in these Healthy Pumpkin Cookies). I love any attempt to make cookies healthy-ish to validate eating more than 50, er, 5.

Eggs. For tenderness, softness, and moisture.Sugar. Sweetens the cookies and adds to their fudginess.Powdered Sugar. Clings to every nook and cranny of these crackled chocolate peanut butter cookies and makes them taste just like a peanut butter cup in cookie form (try these Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Balls for the ball form).

The Directions

Storage Tips

To Store. Leftover cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days.To Freeze. Store cookies in the freezer for up to 1 month in a covered container. Let thaw before serving (or not—I won’t judge).

Recommended Tools to Make this Recipe

Cookie Scoop. For baking equal-sized cookies that bake evenly.Measuring Cups. This is one of my favorite sets ever.Silpat Baking Mat. A great sustainable alternative to parchment paper for baking cookies.

Chocolate peanut butter cookies where have you been all my life?!

Rotate your cookie sheet 180 degrees halfway through baking.If baking more than one pan of cookies at a time, switch the top and bottom cookie sheets halfway through baking.