Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Chocolate peanut butter cookies are a twist on classic peanut butter cookies
Equipment
- baking sheets
- parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup dark cocoa powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or milk chocolate)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325⁰F. Using a mixer, beat together the butter and sugars until creamy. Add the eggs and mix well. Then add the peanut butter and vanilla and beat until well mixed.
- Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together and add to the peanut butter mixture. Mix until well blended.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Using a medium-sized cookie scoop, place rounded dough scoops (about the size of walnuts) 3 inches apart on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. If you desire a crisscross pattern on top, flatten the cookies with a fork. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until set but not overly brown.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool for 3 to 4 minutes, then transfer them to a rack to finish cooling.
Notes
Shaping Cookies
If you don't have a cookie scoop, take a walnut-sized amount of cookie dough and roll it into a ball. Then press crisscross with a fork. If the dough is difficult to handle when rolling by hand, chill it in the refrigerator for a few minutes, then roll it into balls.Variations
Substitute 1 cup of peanut butter chips for the chocolate chips. Or use 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of peanut butter chips.Nutrition
Calories: 94kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 61mgPotassium: 53mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 88IUCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.5mg
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