Salted Peanut Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy, rich, and perfectly balanced with sweet and salty flavors — these cookies are the ultimate chocolate treat.
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 196kcal
Equipment
- 1 Kitchenaid mixer
- 1 cookie sheet
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 c flour
- 3/4 t baking soda
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/4 c plus 1 T cocoa powder
- 1/2 c butter at room temperature
- 2 T granulated sugar
- 1 c brown sugar firmly packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 t vanilla
- 10 oz chocolate chips
- 1 c salted peanuts
- Sea Salt or course salt for topping optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
Stir together:
- Stir together flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl and set aside.
Combine with electric mixer:
- In a mixing bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and eggs. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy. About 2 minutes.
- Continue mixing on low and gradually add flour mixture about 1/3 cup at a time. Mix until all flour is incorporated. Add almond extract, chocolate chips and peanuts.
Bake:
- Divide dough into 2 oz portions. Gently shape dough into ball (about the size of a golf ball). Place on parchment paper line cookie sheet, Flatten ball slightly with your fingers. Sprinkle sea salt generously on cookie (optional but recommended). Bake for 12 - 13 minutes.
Notes
These double chocolate chip cookies use more brown sugar than white sugar giving them a dense, chewy texture. For a real decadent dessert, smash a scoop of ice cream between cookies and freeze.
Nutrition
Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 134mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 23IU | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg