Peanut Butter Chunker Cookies 

These indulgent Peanut Butter Chunker Cookies from The Sweet and Simple Kitchen deliver chewy peanut butter dough studded with hearty chocolate or sweet bits—your ultimate comfort binge‑cookie. Crisp around edges, rich and soft in the center, and bursting with mix‑ins like toffee, pretzels, oats or chocolate chunks for texture and flavor contrast. Perfect for peanut butter lovers craving something more substantial than classic PB cookies. This recipe turns pantry staples into a decadent, chunky treat that’s easy to make and impossible to resist.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
  
  

• 2/3 cup smooth peanut butter
  
  

• 1½ cups brown sugar
  
  

• 1 large egg
  
  

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  
  

• 1½ cups all‑purpose flour
  
  

• ½ cup rolled oats
  
  

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
  
  

• 1 teaspoon corn starch
  
  

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
  

• ¼ teaspoon salt
  
  

• Mix‑ins (choose or combine): toffee bits, chocolate chunks, pretzel pieces, additional oats or nuts
  
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
   
   

2. In a bowl, cream together butter, peanut butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla until blended.
   
   

3. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, oats, baking soda, corn starch, cinnamon and salt.
   
   

4. Gradually blend dry ingredients into wet until just combined. Fold in chosen mix‑ins (toffee, chocolate, pretzels, oats, etc.).
   
   

5. Scoop dough by rounded tablespoons onto parchment‑lined baking sheets, spacing a few inches apart. Flatten lightly if desired.
   
   

6. Bake about 10–12 minutes, until edges are set and centers still soft. Allow to cool on sheet briefly before transferring to wire rack.
   
   

Nutrients

Nutrition per cookie is not officially listed, but these are hearty, high‑calorie treats. Based on similar peanut butter cookie recipes, one cookie likely contains around:

• ~200–250 calories
  
  

• ~10–15 g fat
  
  

• ~20–25 g carbohydrates
  
  

• ~4–6 g protein