Description
These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Yogurt Cookies are a deliciously tender treat combining creamy peanut butter, Greek yogurt, and rich dark chocolate chips. With a perfect balance of sweetness from brown sugar and a subtle hint of oats for texture, these cookies bake up soft and slightly chewy with a slight crack on top. Ideal for a quick dessert or snack, they offer a satisfying peanut butter flavor with added moisture from the yogurt, making them both flavorful and moist.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter (do not use the oil-top kind)
- 1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt or plain Greek yogurt + 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2–3/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar (depending on how sweet you like them)
- 6 tablespoons old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips or chunks
Optional Ingredients
- Flaky sea salt for sprinkling (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare baking sheet: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with a large piece of parchment paper and set it aside.
- Mix the dough: In a large bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, Greek yogurt, brown sugar, rolled oats, eggs, baking soda, and coarse salt until everything is well combined. If the mixture appears too runny, add a few more tablespoons of oats to achieve a thicker dough consistency. Fold in the dark chocolate chips gently to incorporate.
- Scoop the cookie dough: Using an ice cream scoop, drop dollops of cookie dough onto the parchment-lined baking sheet, making sure to leave about a ½-inch gap between each cookie to allow for spreading. If desired, sprinkle each cookie with flaky sea salt on top for extra flavor.
- Bake the cookies: Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake the cookies for 10 to 15 minutes. Look for the cookies to start cracking on the tops as an indicator they are done.
- Cool and serve: Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet. These cookies will be very tender and may fall apart if handled or eaten before fully cooled, but they are delicious even warm.
Notes
- These cookies are very tender and fragile when warm. Handle them gently or wait until cooled to avoid breakage.
- For a sturdier cookie texture with more body, add 3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour to the batter before folding in the chocolate chips.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
