Looking for a quick and easy sweet treat? These Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with chocolate drizzle are the perfect afternoon or late night snack!

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle
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Hey hey everyone! I just got back from another amazing press trip, this one a 3-day intensive exploration of the Dundee Hills Wine AVA (see my Instagram feed & the Dundee Hills Highlights reel for details!). Now I’m immersed in a sea of work deadlines AND non stop end-of-year school activities. You, too? Or are your kiddos already out on summer break? I took an Instagram poll and it seems like most of the kids on the West Coast are still in school, while the rest of the country (lucky ducks!) are already out for the summer.

The last couple of months, the kids and I have been hard-pressed for time to make any fancy desserts, but who needs fancy for everyday yumminess, right? You all know we love EASY and delicious in my house, and I know many of you do, too, so I think you’re going to LOVE today’s recipe.

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies close up

Today happens to be National Peanut Butter Cookie Day, so I thought I would share this chewy peanut butter cookies recipe, one of my family’s favorites. We love it and make it all the time, and I hope you will try it and fall in love with it, too!

If you’ve never made homemade peanut butter cookie recipes before, but you like peanut butter cookies, I think now is the perfect time to start. Trust me: after you make these once, you will make them again and again!

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies on wax paper

I use a basic peanut butter cookie recipe that calls for just three ingredients:

  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg

That’s it! It’s the most basic, easiest to remember recipe (1-1-1 ratio of ingredients – simple!), and it totally gets the job done.

I also skip the fancy fork tine design. Because you know what? That’s easier said than done; the dough is often too soft to create a design with the fork.

However, we DO take it up just a notch by adding chocolate drizzle on top.

Chocolate Drizzle on Peanut Butter Cookies

Chocolate drizzle is actually easier and takes less time (in our experience) than creating the super traditional criss-cross pattern on peanut butter cookies. Simple microwave some chocolate chips with coconut oil, and voila! Note: you can also use regular or almond milk instead of coconut oil, if you prefer. 

We adore the chocolate and peanut butter flavor combo in our house. This way, each cookie gets a soft, salty peanut butter cookie with a little hit of sweet chocolate decadence on top. It’s a well-balanced dessert that will satisfy your cookie cravings.

Easy Peanut Butter Cookies: Jazzing it up!

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chunks in jar

Once these chewy peanut butter cookies are made, they do go quickly. We’ve actually made them twice in one week before in our house because they were gobbled up so fast! However, I like to set some aside to add some pizazz to other dishes once in a while.

Recently, I crumbled up a few cookies and topped off my breakfast of peanut butter, banana, chia seed overnight oats. Oh my word, this was a decadent breakfast! I mean, really, let’s call it what it was: dessert for breakfast. If you want a fancier dessert-for-breakfast, I’ll be sharing this recipe soon!

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with chocolate chunks

Some other ways to use these easy peanut butter cookies with chocolate drizzle:

  • spoon ice cream between two cookies to make ice cream sandwiches
  • crumble up the cookies and add to a fresh batch of vanilla ice cream during the last 5 minutes of churning. It tastes like cookie dough ice cream!
  • crumble up and layer with greek yogurt, chocolate syrup, and fruits for a parfait

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle Recipe

Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle

5 from 5 votes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 10 cookies
These cookies are made with just 3 ingredients, then topped with chocolate, and taste amazing!
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Ingredients 

Peanut Butter Cookies

Chocolate Drizzle

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
  • In a large bowl, mix together peanut butter, sugar, and egg.
  • Form the dough into small balls and place on cookie sheets prepared with parchment paper, about 1-2 inches apart.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes. Remove and set out to cool at room temperature for about 3-5 minutes.
  • Make the chocolate drizzle by microwaving the chocolate chips with coconut oil in a microwave safe container in 30-second intervals, stirring between each one, until completely melted.
  • Using a spoon, drizzle the melted chocolate over the peanut butter cookies and allow to set and cool at room temperature, or you can place in the refrigerator for a few minutes to set the chocolate. 

Notes

Makes about 4-5 dozen, depending on the size of your cookies. These keep well in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks, but see if they last that long without being gobbled up! 

Nutrition

Calories: 345kcal, Carbohydrates: 35g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Trans Fat: 0.02g, Cholesterol: 17mg, Sodium: 119mg, Potassium: 254mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 29g, Vitamin A: 33IU, Calcium: 26mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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19 Comments

  1. Wanita J Smith says:

    Can I use brown sugar instead of white sugar?

  2. Madison says:

    5 stars
    Wow this recipe for the cookies is crazy simple and they looks delicious in your photos! I will absolutely have to make these soon!

    1. Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says:

      Thanks so much, Madison! :)

  3. Jenni LeBaron says:

    5 stars
    These are the perfect cookies for peanut butter cookie day! Love a classic.

    1. Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says:

      You can’t go wrong with a peanut butter cookie! :)

  4. wanda says:

    5 stars
    Nothing better than a peanut butter cookie made better! I’ve done chocolate and bacon before in my cookies! Your chocolate drizzle seriously is the icing on the cake – or drizzle on the cookie, yum!

    1. Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says:

      Right?! It adds so much to the presentation and flavor! Thank you, Wanda! :)

  5. Mary says:

    5 stars
    Seriously, just 3 ingredients? And none are butter or flour (considering my kiddos are allergic to those two).
    I’m sold! Going to try them this week.
    Thanks for the idea, and the great ratio to remember them by!

    1. Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says:

      Yay! I’m glad you liked the post! Thank you, Mary!

  6. Erin @ Platings and Pairngs says:

    5 stars
    Wow! What a cool recipe – So easy to remember since it’s a 1-1-1 ratio! Love the chocolate drizzle too.

    1. Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says:

      The drizzle adds a nice touch! Thank you, Erin!

  7. Keating says:

    These look so delicious! Peanut butter cookies are my weakness. They’re my absolute favorite. But I’ve actually never tired making them myself before so I’ll have to save this recipe for later!

    1. Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says:

      They’re one of my weaknesses, too! I can’t resist them! :)

  8. Brittany Poulson says:

    Easy + PB + chocolate = winning combo! I need to make these ASAP!

    1. Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says:

      Let me know how you like them! Thanks, Brittany!

  9. Luci says:

    These cookies look so delicious. I love any with peanut butter and chocolate.

    1. Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says:

      Me too! They’re one of my favorite combos! Thank you, Luci!

  10. Waz says:

    I’m not a big fan of peanut butter, but I always love peanut butter cookies. Gotta try making a vegan version of these cookies sometime. Looks like a tasty treat!

    1. Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says:

      Peanut butter cookies are so good! Thanks, Waz!