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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Chocolate peanut butter cookies are a twist on classic peanut butter cookies
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 72 dozen
Calories 82 kcal

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
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup dark cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

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, and baking soda together and add to the peanut butter mixture. Mix until well blended.
  • 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. 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, and then move them to a rack to cool.

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 until it is easy to roll into balls.

Variations

Mix in 1 cup of peanut butter chips or chocolate chips to the finished dough for a variation on this recipe.  If mixing in both types of chips, use 1/2 cup of each.

Nutrition

Calories: 82kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 54mgPotassium: 40mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 86IUCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.4mg
Keyword Chocolate Peanut Butter, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies, Cookie Recipe, Peanut Butter
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