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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake

Happy Sunday, you crazy kids. I hope this weekend finds you at rest and hungry for dessert, because today we’re making a seriously simple one-bowl chocolate cake. We all need a no-fail, go-to chocolate cake recipe, and today’s recipe is becoming my new favorite. Before we dive in, I wanted to share a few other things I’ve been enjoying in my home, closet, toiletry bag, and more. Without further ado, here it is: my favorite things!

Things I’m Wearing:

After a few months of Alabama heat, I’m looking forward to anything that even slightly resembles fall and the cooler weather I hope it brings. On my wish list: new loafers. These Sam Edelman loafers, shown in both classic and updated looks, come in the softest black leather that didn’t even kind of pinch my heels. I love these with a pair of jeans or a tailored skirt! I’ve also been on the hunt for a new pair of white tennies. These classic canvas shoes from Superga come in a variety of colors, and, for those looking for a little more height, a platform heel option. Sign me up!

Things for the Kitchen:

Anyone else dying to start entertaining again? ME TOO. Although COVID has kept many of us from hosting friends and family, it can’t keep us from dreaming about those future gatherings. I’m been loving the glassware options available at Crate & Barrel lately, and the pieces below are currently in my shopping cart. I’m thinking a casual girls night-in: cheese and champagne for starters, Irish coffee and caramel corn for dessert. *Chef’s Kiss*

Things I’m Reading:

I’ve been a reading machine this year thanks to a few good friends who send their favorite book titles my way. This summer, I knocked out a few reads that I’ll be recommending to basically everyone from here on out. The titles below, The People We Meet on Vacation, The Four Winds, and Girl with a Louding Voice, are all way different from one another but wonderful in their own right. For a light read, go for the first option; for a beautifully written sob-fest, opt for one of the other two.

Things in My Toiletry Bag:

I’ve got two new faves to share here. First up, a travel blow dryer. Last New Year’s Eve, I traveled with friends to Blackberry Farm and fell in love with the blow dryer in the bathroom. I loved it so much that I called back last month to find out what kind it was so I could purchase it for home. This travel drier from GHD is high-powered and totally worth the splurge.

Another new favorite is this Osea Cleansing Milk. I’ve been trudging through the murky waters of adult-onset rosacea these past few months, and finding products that are gentle enough for my newly sensitive skin has been a challenge. I love this cleanser for its simple ingredients and calming effects. If anyone else has another favorite for rosacea- HIT ME UP!

One-Bowl Chocolate Cake

With all the chocolate cakes on this site, do we really need another? Well, I’d argue YES. This is a one-bowl situation that is so simple I had to photograph my kiddos making it. Truly, it’s a measure and dump kind of thing. The end-product is a moist and fluffy chocolate cake that is sweet, not too rich, and the perfect vehicle for my favorite milk chocolate buttercream.

One-Bowl Chocolate Cake by Wood and Spoon blog. This is a simple fluffy cocoa powder layer cake topped with a fluffy whipped milk chocolate buttercream. If you need a go to chocolate cake recipe, this is the easiest one for beginners to try at home! Learn how simple chocolate layer cake is at home. Recipe from thewoodandspoon.com by Kate Wood

To make it, we start with the dry ingredients. Flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and leavening are stirred together in a bowl. Next come the liquid ingredients: buttermilk, oil, eggs, coffee, and vanilla extract. Stir the batter until no lumps remain and bake in two pans inside of a preheated oven. Once cooled, the cakes cake be leveled and frosted with an oh-so decadent whipped milk chocolate buttercream. Frost the cake in your desired manner and keep it at room temperature until you’re ready to serve. Lucky for you, this one-bowl chocolate cake stays moist for days.

One-Bowl Chocolate Cake by Wood and Spoon blog. This is a simple fluffy cocoa powder layer cake topped with a fluffy whipped milk chocolate buttercream. If you need a go to chocolate cake recipe, this is the easiest one for beginners to try at home! Learn how simple chocolate layer cake is at home. Recipe from thewoodandspoon.com by Kate Wood

In a pinch, you can substitute regular milk for the buttermilk, hot water for the coffee, and dark or black cocoa powder for the regular unsweetened cocoa powder. You can also opt for dark or semi-sweet chocolate in place of the milk chocolate in the buttercream! One of my favorite things about this one-bowl chocolate cake is that it’s extremely adaptable- feel free to make it your own!

One-Bowl Chocolate Cake by Wood and Spoon blog. This is a simple fluffy cocoa powder layer cake topped with a fluffy whipped milk chocolate buttercream. If you need a go to chocolate cake recipe, this is the easiest one for beginners to try at home! Learn how simple chocolate layer cake is at home. Recipe from thewoodandspoon.com by Kate Wood

I hope you’ve enjoyed this round-up of my favorite things. If you have time this weekend, give this one-bowl chocolate cake a try! It’s DIVINE. Happy Sunday and HAPPY BAKING!

If you like this one-bowl chocolate cake you should try:

White Chocolate Cake
Milk Chocolate Chip Cake
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Caramel Crumble Cake

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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake

This chocolate cake features a fluffy milk chocolate buttercream and can be made from start to finish in a single bowl!

  • Author: Kate Wood
  • Prep Time: 25
  • Cook Time: 30
  • Total Time: 120
  • Yield: 9 Servings
  • Category: Dessert

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 11/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 21/4 teaspoons corn starch
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
  • ½ cup black coffee, hot
  • 1/2 cup (120 mL) vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

For the frosting:

  • 6 ounces milk chocolate, gently melted
  • 11/2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 31/2 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 tablespoons of heavy cream or milk

Instructions

To prepare the cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 (8″) round cake pans with baking spray and line the bottoms with parchment rounds.
  2. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine all of the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Add all of the wet ingredients and mix on medium speed for just shy of 1-2 minutes, scraping the bowl (and bottom of bowl!) twice throughout.
  3. Pour equal amounts of batter in both pans. Carefully place in the oven and bake for about 23-25 minutes, or until center is just barely set and toothpick comes out of cake almost clean. Allow to cool in the pans and on a cooling rack for 20 minutes and then remove from pans to continue the cooling process. Cake will stay fresh for several days if covered, or, for one month if wrapped well in saran wrap and frozen in freezer.

To prepare the frosting:

  1. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter on medium speed for two minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the powdered sugar, beating on medium for another minute and a half. Add the salt, vanilla, and cream and beat to combine for 30 seconds. Fold in the melted (but not hot!) chocolate quickly until incorporated. If your chocolate was too hot and the mixture seems too thin and loose, you can place it in the fridge to firm up a bit or add a smidge of powdered sugar.

To assemble the cake:

  1. Use a serrated knife to cut the domes off the tops of the cake. Tops of the cake should be flat prior to assembling. Place a bit of frosting on you plate or cake board that you wish to frost your cake on and set your first layer on top. Use an offset spatula to spread a hefty dollop of frosting on top of the first layer. Place the next layer on top and repeat this process. Frost the sides of the cake and decorate as desired. Cake is should be stored covered tightly with plastic wrap and is best eaten within 2 days of making.

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Milk Chocolate Chip Cake

Milk Chocolate Chip Cake by wood and spoon blog. This is a fluffy white cake studded with mini chocolate chips, filled with a milk chocolate truffle ganache, and frosted with a fluffy whipped milk chocolate frosting made with whipping cream. This makes a tall party cake perfect for celebrations and great for the chocolate lovers in your life. The cake has a delicate crumb from folding in the egg whites and the rest of the cake elements are rich in flavor and texture. Give it a try for your next holiday, birthday, or party. The recipe and how-to is on thewoodandspoon.com by Kate wood.

We’ve got a lot to talk about today. Not only are we cruising on through #monthofchocolate with another rich treat, but we’re also partying over the 3-year anniversary of this blog! There’s no better way to celebrate life’s big stuff than with cake, so today I’ve got a milk chocolate chip cake to throw your way. You’re going to love it.

Milk Chocolate Chip Cake by wood and spoon blog. This is a fluffy white cake studded with mini chocolate chips, filled with a milk chocolate truffle ganache, and frosted with a fluffy whipped milk chocolate frosting made with whipping cream. This makes a tall party cake perfect for celebrations and great for the chocolate lovers in your life. The cake has a delicate crumb from folding in the egg whites and the rest of the cake elements are rich in flavor and texture. Give it a try for your next holiday, birthday, or party. The recipe and how-to is on thewoodandspoon.com by Kate wood.

Three Years!

To be honest, I’m not sure I expected this blog to last 3 years. When Wood & Spoon blog went live in February of 2016, I knew it was the right thing for that season of my life, but I had no idea what the future looked like. I was so covered up in fear and timidity that I forgot to have foresight for the coming years. In retrospect, not having a specific vision kinda forced me to dive into things I normally would not have. I tried some different things, experimented with new writing, baking, and photography styles, and put myself out there for jobs and opportunities that came my way because every open door seemed like it could be the right fit. The first 3 years of this site was made up of a ton of learning and mistrial, and I’m extremely thankful for that.

Milk Chocolate Chip Cake by wood and spoon blog. This is a fluffy white cake studded with mini chocolate chips, filled with a milk chocolate truffle ganache, and frosted with a fluffy whipped milk chocolate frosting made with whipping cream. This makes a tall party cake perfect for celebrations and great for the chocolate lovers in your life. The cake has a delicate crumb from folding in the egg whites and the rest of the cake elements are rich in flavor and texture. Give it a try for your next holiday, birthday, or party. The recipe and how-to is on thewoodandspoon.com by Kate wood.

As uncertain as the past was, the future is even more so. I’ve reached a point where I don’t really want to walk through every single door that opens up for me. I’d like to be able to pick and choose opportunities based on what suits my family and lifestyle as it stands each day, and I want to reach for a few really great opportunities as opposed to every tiny okay one.

Part of what I’ve learned in the past 3 years is that it’s okay to say no to some of the good things that come our way, particularly when you’re holding out for something great. Self-doubt kept me from fully embracing some of the goals and dreams that I had for some time, but 3 years of hoofing it on this site has given me a snapshot of what I’m capable of and the value that my time and energy has.

Milk Chocolate Chip Cake by wood and spoon blog. This is a fluffy white cake studded with mini chocolate chips, filled with a milk chocolate truffle ganache, and frosted with a fluffy whipped milk chocolate frosting made with whipping cream. This makes a tall party cake perfect for celebrations and great for the chocolate lovers in your life. The cake has a delicate crumb from folding in the egg whites and the rest of the cake elements are rich in flavor and texture. Give it a try for your next holiday, birthday, or party. The recipe and how-to is on thewoodandspoon.com by Kate wood.

As For the Future…

This all goes to say that I have no idea what this next year will look like. You can certainly count on more recipes, more incoherent baking banter, and more cute babies, but my hope is that you’ll see a lot of new stuff too.

I recently had a woman ask me how my website was doing, and I told her that I was enjoying it but that it was a work in progress. Her response was, “We’re all a work in progress. Surely you can be excited that you haven’t accomplished all you’re going to in your lifetime! You story isn’t over yet.” This comment made me smile all over, because I know she’s right. Every sentence and chapter of our story is significant and holds a million things that we can treasure and thrive in. It’s a gift to be a work in progress, and I’m happy to be one here.

Milk Chocolate Chip Cake by wood and spoon blog. This is a fluffy white cake studded with mini chocolate chips, filled with a milk chocolate truffle ganache, and frosted with a fluffy whipped milk chocolate frosting made with whipping cream. This makes a tall party cake perfect for celebrations and great for the chocolate lovers in your life. The cake has a delicate crumb from folding in the egg whites and the rest of the cake elements are rich in flavor and texture. Give it a try for your next holiday, birthday, or party. The recipe and how-to is on thewoodandspoon.com by Kate wood.

Milk Chocolate Chip Cake

This milk chocolate chip cake is easily a new favorite of mine. My favorite cake on this site has long been the white chocolate cake that I shared here moons ago. Now, this milk chocolate chip cake has a sneaky lead, and once I tell you all about it, I think you’ll agree. The cake in this dessert is fluffy, egg white-based layers speckled with chocolate chips. The beaten egg whites in the batter keep the layers delicate and soft, while the mini chocolate chips add flavor and texture.

Although the cake is fab, the filling is equally delicious. I used some ganache know-how to whip up a milk chocolate ganache. It stays soft and truffle-like at room temperature and adds some serious richness to this cake. This recipe yields just enough ganache to appropriately fill the cake, but even so, I couldn’t help sneaking a few nibbles.

Milk Chocolate Chip Cake by wood and spoon blog. This is a fluffy white cake studded with mini chocolate chips, filled with a milk chocolate truffle ganache, and frosted with a fluffy whipped milk chocolate frosting made with whipping cream. This makes a tall party cake perfect for celebrations and great for the chocolate lovers in your life. The cake has a delicate crumb from folding in the egg whites and the rest of the cake elements are rich in flavor and texture. Give it a try for your next holiday, birthday, or party. The recipe and how-to is on thewoodandspoon.com by Kate wood.

The star of this cake, without question, is the frosting. This is a whipped milk chocolate frosting, and it is the BOMB. It may have been the pregnancy hormones talking, but this frosting tasted seriously similar to a Wendy’s Frosty. I’m in no way disappointed. It’s creamy, mild in flavor, and perfectly sweetened, and while Frosties may have little appeal to you, I can promise that this buttercream will not disappoint. It’s awesome.

Milk Chocolate Chip Cake by wood and spoon blog. This is a fluffy white cake studded with mini chocolate chips, filled with a milk chocolate truffle ganache, and frosted with a fluffy whipped milk chocolate frosting made with whipping cream. This makes a tall party cake perfect for celebrations and great for the chocolate lovers in your life. The cake has a delicate crumb from folding in the egg whites and the rest of the cake elements are rich in flavor and texture. Give it a try for your next holiday, birthday, or party. The recipe and how-to is on thewoodandspoon.com by Kate wood.

Sizing this Cake

I decided to arrange this cake into 6” stacks, but you can whip this up in another size. Keep in mind that your baking time will differ depending on the pan you prepare it in. Bake your layers until they have started to turn golden and a cake tester inserted comes out clean. Just take care to not overtake it as white cakes tend to dry out a bit faster than cakes with egg yolks in them.

Milk Chocolate Chip Cake by wood and spoon blog. This is a fluffy white cake studded with mini chocolate chips, filled with a milk chocolate truffle ganache, and frosted with a fluffy whipped milk chocolate frosting made with whipping cream. This makes a tall party cake perfect for celebrations and great for the chocolate lovers in your life. The cake has a delicate crumb from folding in the egg whites and the rest of the cake elements are rich in flavor and texture. Give it a try for your next holiday, birthday, or party. The recipe and how-to is on thewoodandspoon.com by Kate wood.

Thank you for spending your time and ingredients on this site. The readers of these pages have made this such a rewarding experience. I have loved getting to connect with some of you all over the past few years. I look forward to loads more in year 4 and can’t wait to see where we are in February of 2020. In the meantime, give this milk chocolate chip cake a try and let me know what you think. Happy baking, friends!

If you like this milk chocolate chip cake you should check out:

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cheesecake

Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

Chocolate Caramel Crumble Cake

Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Biscuits

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Milk Chocolate Chip Cake

This milk chocolate chip cake is a fluffy white cake with mini chocolate chips, a milk chocolate ganache filling, and a whipped milk chocolate frosting. Creamy, decadent, and seriously delicious!

  • Author: Kate Wood
  • Prep Time: 30
  • Cook Time: 30
  • Total Time: 120
  • Yield: 1 Cake
  • Category: Dessert

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • ¾ cup egg whites (I use ones directly from the carton), at room temp
  • 1 cup (230 gm) unsalted butter, at room temp
  • 11/2 cups (300 gm) sugar
  • 3 cups plus one tablespoon (400 gm) cake flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (240 gm) milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips

For the ganache:

  • 4 ounces chopped milk chocolate
  • 2 ounces heavy cream
  • pinch of salt

For the frosting:

  • 6 ounces milk chocolate, gently melted
  • 11/2 cups (345 gm) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 4 cups (460 gm) powdered sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 tablespoons of heavy cream or milk

Instructions

To prepare the cake layers:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prep your pans by greasing them and lining the bottoms with rounds of parchment paper. You can bake this recipe in three 6” pans or two 8 or 9” pans.
  2. In the clean bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl, beat the egg whites on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Set aside in another bowl while you continue prepping the cake.
  3. In the same stand mixer bowl you whipped the egg whites in, cream the butter and sugar for 2 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl. Combine 3 cups of the flour, baking powder, and salt and add half of this mixture to the butter mixture. Stir on low to almost combine and then add half of the milk and the vanilla. Stir to combine and then add the remaining half of the dry ingredients followed by the remaining half of the milk. Once almost combined add the mini chocolate chips and fold in. Use a rubber spatula to gently fold in the egg whites being careful not to overwork the batter. Divide equally among your pans and bake in the oven- about 28 minutes for three 6” pans of 25 minutes for two 8” pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, but be careful to not overbake! The tops will be golden and set when the cakes are done. Set aside to cool completely before assembling the cake.

To prepare the ganache:

  1. Place the milk chocolate in a small mixing bowl and gently heat the cream in the microwave or on the stove until just barely bubbling. Pour the cream over the chocolate and cover the bowl with plastic wrap for about 3 minutes. Remove the plastic wrap after 3 minutes and use a whisk to combine until smooth. Set aside to cool while you make your frosting.

To prepare the frosting:

  1. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter on medium speed for two minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the powdered sugar, beating on medium for another minute and a half. Add the salt, vanilla, and cream and beat to combine for 30 seconds. Fold in the melted (but not hot!) chocolate quickly until incorporated. If your chocolate was too hot and the mixture seems too thin and loose, you can place it in the fridge to firm up a bit or add a smidge of powdered sugar.

To assemble the cake:

  1. Use a serrated knife to cut the domes off the tops of the cake. Tops of the cake should be flat prior to assembling. Place a bit of frosting on you plate or cake board that you wish to frost your cake on and set your first layer on top. Use an offset spatula to spread a hefty dollop of frosting on top of the first layer. Fill a piping bag or a quart sized plastic bag with some of the frosting and pipe a circle border/dam around the perimeter of the frosting cake top. Make sure it is about ½” tall so that your ganache will stay inside the dam. Spread just enough ganache inside the dam, but not too much so that the ganache overflows the top of the dam. Place the next layer on top and repeat this process until your cake layers have been used up. Use the remaining frosting to frost your cake as desired. Cake is should be stored covered tightly with plastic wrap and is best eaten within 2 days of making.

Notes

  1. You can use fresh egg whites here if you’d like!
  2. If you opt to bake 6” cake layers, take care to not overbake the cake. If you’re worried about the cake being dry, simply cut the domes off the tops of the cakes and use a basting brush to “paint” milk on top of the flat cake. The milk won’t change the flavor of the cake but will help it to moisten up again.

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Wood and Spoon Blog by Kate Wood. This is a thick and chewy cookie flavored with peanut butter, roasted peanuts, and semisweet or dark chocolate chunks. Oatmeal gives these cookies an extra chewy inside. These cookies freeze well and can be made ahead and are healthier because of added protein from nut butter and fiber from oats. Find the recipe on thewoodandspoon.com

I was that girl. The one who sat at her corner booth eyeing your table full of mess and sticky hands. I was the one who cleared my throat a little too loud in the check out line at TJ Maxx while your kid had a meltdown. And yes, I’m the girl who turned to give you the stink eye on the airplane when your toddler kicked my seat.

Prior to having kids, high and mighty was the name of my game. I had a million opinions on parenting and a laundry list of things I would or would not do with my own children someday. I’d roll my eyes at friends who lamented over dinner time woes and turn up my nose in disgust at the kid with boogers dripping down his face. Most of the issues I observed from my ivory tower were, in my mind, the result of poor parenting and ill-behaved children. Let’s all just laugh at that, okay?

Three years of parenting have reduced me to the mess of a human most parents actually are. I’m in the trenches myself now, and I constantly find myself eating my own words. So here’s an open apology to the parents who were on the receiving end of my snarky attitude.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Wood and Spoon Blog by Kate Wood. This is a thick and chewy cookie flavored with peanut butter, roasted peanuts, and semisweet or dark chocolate chunks. Oatmeal gives these cookies an extra chewy inside. These cookies freeze well and can be made ahead and are healthier because of added protein from nut butter and fiber from oats. Find the recipe on thewoodandspoon.com
For Restaurant Parents:

For the mom and dad at the restaurant: I know you’re here because you’re exhausted. You wanted someone else, besides yourselves and Papa John, to make supper tonight. You wanted to treat your family to an evening out and teach them how to function in public like proper citizens. It’s not that you condone spitballs or throwing food or making fart noises at the table. You didn’t tell your 5-year old to dump his macaroni and cheese on the floor. You’re just in need of a meal and you’re doing what you must to survive.

So while you guzzle down the remnants of your much-deserved wine and that complimentary bread basket, I’ll sit here and give you a sympathetic smile. You’re doing the best you can.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Wood and Spoon Blog by Kate Wood. This is a thick and chewy cookie flavored with peanut butter, roasted peanuts, and semisweet or dark chocolate chunks. Oatmeal gives these cookies an extra chewy inside. These cookies freeze well and can be made ahead and are healthier because of added protein from nut butter and fiber from oats. Find the recipe on thewoodandspoon.com

To TJ Maxx Mom:

I’m sorry to you too, Mom at TJ Maxx. I now know that you were just stir crazy at home. You couldn’t bear to read “Goodnight Moon” one more time, and you didn’t want to melt your kid’s brain in front of the television on this rainy day. So you opted for a day trip to the store, some quality time bargain hunting with your Mini-Me. You had no idea she would pinch her thigh in the seat of the shopping cart; it’s not your fault that she peed her pants in the stationary aisle. And after she threw her pantsless self down on the linoleum in a fit of rage when you said no to that God-forsaken bag of gummy worms, I felt for you. Truly.  Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Wood and Spoon Blog by Kate Wood. This is a thick and chewy cookie flavored with peanut butter, roasted peanuts, and semisweet or dark chocolate chunks. Oatmeal gives these cookies an extra chewy inside. These cookies freeze well and can be made ahead and are healthier because of added protein from nut butter and fiber from oats. Find the recipe on thewoodandspoon.com

To the Airplane Parent:

And finally to you, Airplane Parent: You bought these tickets because you wanted to take your kids to Disney World. You planned ahead and packed extra Goldfish, extra coloring books, extra iPads, extra bravery. You changed the nap schedule so that your infant could sleep on the plane, but instead, the baby decided to abandon ship. It’s not your fault that the 4-year old is kicking my seat. He’s just entertaining himself while you clean the spit up off the guy next to you; while you pick the paci up off the floor for the millionth time; while you bounce little junior up and down the aisle to keep him from scream-induced vomit.

Me? I’ve got it made in the shade with my exit row leg room and ginger ale. You couldn’t prepare for this and I’m sorry.

The point is that parenting is hard. Apologizing for being a jerk in years past is my way of excusing the embarrassment that I often feel these days. So hang in there, Moms and Dads. I’m with you.Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Wood and Spoon Blog by Kate Wood. This is a thick and chewy cookie flavored with peanut butter, roasted peanuts, and semisweet or dark chocolate chunks. Oatmeal gives these cookies an extra chewy inside. These cookies freeze well and can be made ahead and are healthier because of added protein from nut butter and fiber from oats. Find the recipe on thewoodandspoon.com

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

You know what’s not hard? Peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies.

Sometimes we need something simple. We need that giant “EASY” button to push on the days that our kids and the world have given us a swift kick in the rear. These peanut butter and chocolate chunk cookies are ridiculously simple and should be a surefire hit for you and your family of wild animals.

Making the Cookies

To make these peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies, we start by creaming together butter and peanut butter. A little extra brown sugar is added to the fat to make these cookies chewy. Once the egg and vanilla are incorporated, we stir in the dry ingredients. Flour, leavening, salt, and oats are in the mix along with chunks of chopped chocolate and a handful of peanuts. If desired, you can give these cookies an extra roll in some chopped nuts before baking.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Wood and Spoon Blog by Kate Wood. This is a thick and chewy cookie flavored with peanut butter, roasted peanuts, and semisweet or dark chocolate chunks. Oatmeal gives these cookies an extra chewy inside. These cookies freeze well and can be made ahead and are healthier because of added protein from nut butter and fiber from oats. Find the recipe on thewoodandspoon.com

There are lots of variations you can take on these peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies. I prefer to use milk chocolate chunks for an extra dose of sweet in these already salty cookies, but certainly if you prefer the bitter bite of dark chocolate that would work too. In place of chocolate you could add dried cherries or blueberries for a PB&J-inspired cookie. And if you absolutely love the crunch and salt of roasted peanuts, you’ll want to give these cookies a roll in nuts before baking, but you can also opt out for a sweeter and more dessert-like cookie. The choices are yours to make!

I hope you’ll give these peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies a try. They’re sure to be a hit with your little ones- no risk of throwing these guys across the restaurant. And if you happen to see my in line with my kids at TJ Maxx… just share a little grace with us, okay? Happy Monday!

If you like these peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies, you should check out:

Pretzel Shortbread Peanut Butter Brownies

Trail Mix Cookies

Pretzel Millionaire Bars

Cookies and Cream Cookies

Candied Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Coconut Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

These peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies are loaded with sweet milk chocolate and hunks of oats and peanuts! Chewy, sweet, and salty!

  • Author: Kate Wood
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 18

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (113 gm) unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup (135 gm) creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup (200 gm) brown sugar
  • ½ cup (100 gm) sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup (130 gm) flour
  • 1 cup (100 gm) old fashioned oats
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 ounces  milk chocolate or semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped peanuts, optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
  2. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and the peanut butter until well combined and smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the sugars and beat together an additional 1-2 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the egg and vanilla. Beat briefly just to combine. In a separate smaller bowl, stir together the flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add to the butter mixture and beat just until combined. Add the chocolate and peanuts and stir together.
  3. Scoop 3 tablespoon sized mounds of dough (I use a large cookie scoop) 2″ apart on the baking sheet.  Bake in the preheated oven for  about 11 minutes, or just until the edges have set and the top is beginning to crack. The center may seem underdone. Allow to cool on a cooling rack prior to eating. Enjoy within 2 days or freeze up to 2 months.

Notes

  • You can use quick oats in a pinch, but the texture of your cookie will change. I recommend the old fashioned.
  • If you use a different size of cookie scoop, your baking time will differ. Please adjust accordingly.

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