Chocolate peanut butter chip cookies are widely popular. I wanted to make the recipe on the back of the bag of peanut butter chips. I’ve had them once a long time ago as a gift and I remember adoring them. So, last time I was at the store and notice the chips on sale, I picked up a bag. Then, I read the recipe. I’d have to take out a small business loan to afford all that butter! My mind started spinning and I dug through some old recipe books and looked about my ever changing chocolate chip cookie recipe and decided to do a hybrid. On a dime.
I tinkered around with butter versus shortening. In the end, the shortening is a much better texture and flavor. The butter tends to take away from the cocoa whereas the shortening enhances it by not competing with the flavor. The butter spreads a bit more and the texture is a little more chewy.
It comes down to whether or not you are a hate or love butter fan. I even tried margarine and they turned out surprisingly well. The best way to describe this cookie is it has a slight crunch with both a chewy and cake like texture. Brownie meets cookie. In the end, all batches turned out pretty well, and a sprinkling of sea salt takes the flavor up just a little bit more. How do you like your chocolate peanut butter chip cookies?
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (150g) flour
- 1 cup (113g) peanut butter chips
- ½ cup (100g) white sugar
- ½ cup (96g) shortening or softened butter
- ¼ cup (56g) brown sugar
- 1 large (50g) egg
- ¼ cup (20g) unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tsp (5mL) vanilla
- ½ tsp (3g) baking soda
- ½ tsp (2.5g) salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C.)
- Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
- In large bowl, beat shortening and sugars until creamy. Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth. Stir in flour mixture just until blended. Fold in peanut butter chips.
- Drop 1 tablespoon of batter on baking sheet, approximately 1" (2.5cm) apart.
- Bake 8 – 10 minutes. (They will be soft in the center. Do not over bake.) Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes; remove to wire rack to finish cooling.
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