How was everyone’s weekend? Mine was good, especially since a 3-day weekend means a 4-day work-week. I love how that happens:-)
Matt and I went out to the Hamptons to visit his Parents for a couple days and then went to a college friend’s wedding on Sunday night. It was a lot of fun being with friends we haven’t seen in a while and seeing how happy the newlyweds were was wonderful.
Yesterday was a baking marathon at our apartment with cupcakes, ice cream cake and two types of cookies. I can’t wait to share everything with you. The summer has been so busy so far and I’ve barely had any quality kitchen time so it felt good to have a day devoted to something I love. I wish that could happen more often!
One of the batches of cookies I made yesterday was a spin-off of these amazing bars I baked a few weeks ago. Given that the original recipe was supposed to be a cookie, I’ve had in my head to make a cookie variation ever since. By reducing the flour and baking soda, I was able to make a dough that stuck together well when shaping cookie dough balls. The dough was actually a little greasy, but the finished product was the perfect balance of chewy and crispy. You don’t want to know how many cookies I ate within hours of baking them. The scent of peanut butter, the warm bursting blueberries and the melted chocolate just called my name. It was like the blueberry pie filling climbed into a perfect peanut butter chocolate chip cookie. This surprising combination of flavors is just so good.
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Chocolate Chip Blueberry Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients (Makes 3 dozen cookies)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 ½ cups salted creamy natural peanut butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 ¼ cup blueberries
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda, set aside
- Using a mixer, in a large bowl beat peanut butter and sugars on high until light and fluffy
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined
- Reduce speed to low and stir in flour mixture just until combined
- Stir in blueberries and chocolate chunks
- Use a cookie dough scoop or tablespoon to place cookie dough balls (about 2 TB each) on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (Note: the dough will be greasy, that is OK)
- Bake for 11-13 minutes until cookies are brown around the edges
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What do you do when you have a free day to spend however you want?
I’ve been meaning to make the bars again ALL weekend! I will be making them in the next day or two for sure! I need to blog about them!
Yay for more of those bars! So glad you like them:-)
What a great idea. I love the way the chocolate and blueberries look together.
Oh I love that you added blueberries -these look incredible!
What an amazing combination! These cookies look delicious!
Ooh, I never thought of doing fruit in a peanut buttery cookie! My palate is intrigued. :)
It’s like a twist on PB&J!
I usually bake and then force my treats on all my friends and family. lol
Oooh this is such a creative flavor combo – I never would’ve thought of this!
I love the Hampton’s! Wish I could get out there again soon. Love that you combined blueberries and chocolate in these cookies :)
wow, how fun! These cookies look so good!
these look amazing.
And I looooove the Hamptons. I was there twice and both times had the best time ever. So laid back and you feel fancy just being there :) My aunt doesn’t rent a house there anymore so I think those trips have fun their course. Sigh.
Congrats on turning them into cookies like planned originally! Funny how recipes work out the first time sometimes.
Oh wow these look so good! I am loving your blueberry creations!!
Thanks, Katrina:-)
love the addition of blueberries!
Interesting combo! I love anything with PB so I’m in!
What a fantastic combination of flavors! These look delicious!! :)
These look so incredible Lauren!!!!! Maybe for the weekend………??????
Oh, and that would mean that “I” might have to make them for the weekend….. :)
Either one works for me:-)
I can just imagine these warm from the oven and the blueberry juice squirting between my teeth with the warm chocolate oozing. Wow, girl, these look incredible!
Wowsa! Never thought of combining blueberry and peanut butter before. It sounds super delicious! Great looking cookies, buzzed :)
Thank you!
What an awesome combo! I mean seriously, that is one amazing cookie! I love to bake when I get a free day to myself, too. When I’m not in the kitchen for several days straight I start to feel that something is off.
I have never added blueberries to cookies. What a great idea! A fun, creative combo of flavors.
Ahhh friend, these sound and look fantastic! I am on a blueberry kick right now. Though I don’t enjoy them raw, I love when they are baked into cookies, cakes, muffins or oatmeal (which I just made the other night!)
Ooh ooh these are right up my alley! I thought about throwing some blueberries into some cookies a few weeks ago but I was worried what it would do to the finished product! Apparently it makes them awesome! =)
Thanks for sharing this recipe!
The Hamptons? Super jealous! I dream of one day visiting the Hamptons! …mostly because I imagine it will be just like it was on Sex & The City and of course I will become best friends with Ina Garten. ;-) Cookies sound delicious!
I would die if I saw Ina in the Hamptons!!
Blueberries with chocolate chips…yes, that would be a lovely marriage! Looks really great, as usual!!!!
Wow….cool combo of flavours! I am definitely enticed to try this recipe after reading “bursting blueberries”….they sound delicious. And to answer your question….free day? What is that???? :) I bake, and bake, and bake.
Such a delicious combination! I love the blueberries in there…yum!
Wow, a combination of flavors that I”ve never imagined! But now I’m craving these fabulous cookies! I wonder if there are enough blueberries in the fridge for a batch???
I agree with Charissa, blueberry and chocolate chips go together like a horse and carriage (If Frank Sinatra had seen this recipe, he would have changed the lyrics to his song!)
Blueberries in cookies sounds like an amazing idea! I love the sound of these cookies and can’t wait to see how the peanut butter plays out with the flavor combination.
Wow, what an interesting combination! I’ve had blueberries in so many other desserts, but never a cookie!
How lovely! I’ve always wanted to visit the Hamptons. The farmer’s market is teeming with fresh berries right now, so I’m always looking for new ways to bake with them. Thanks for the great idea! :)
Oooooh! Now this sounds like a great combination of flavors! And with a ton of blueberries out now, its perfect!
Wow you used fresh blueberries! I was excited when I thought it was those dried ones. Great inventive flavor combo. Bookmarking to try- hopefully sooner rather than later. =)
Blueberries and chocolate sound yummy enough, but peanut butter… that’s genius!
Thanks for the FoodBuzz friend request. I can’t wait to see more of your “out of the box” ideas.
Love the fresh blueberries in these!
I love the idea of a baking marathon! And these cookies have pretty much all of my very favorite things in them :)
And it’s blueberry season. Thanks for giving me something new to do with mine this weekend!
Great mix of flavors in these cookies…..they look so good. :)
chocolate, blueberries and pb. wow what a yummy loaded cookie. the shots are great, thanks for sharing.
bonnie
Wow these cookies look amazing. They have every wonderful flavor in them. Im scared to bake them as I think they would be pretty dangerous to have sitting around the house!
Nice combination! I never have ever thought about chocolate, blueberries, & peanut butter all in one cookie/cake/brownie/whatever!
If I had time to spend doing w/e I wanted, I would bake, cook, photograph, and travel! :)
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