Chocolate and peanut butter goes together so well that these cookies are sure to be a hit!
Prepare: 15 minutesmins
Bake: 10 minutesmins
Total Time: 25 minutesmins
Servings: 2dozen
Ingredients
1cup(150g) flour
1cup(113g) peanut butter chips
½cup(100g) white sugar
½cup(96g) shortening or softened butter
¼cup(56g) brown sugar
1large(50g) egg
¼cup(20g) unsweetened cocoa
1tsp(5mL) vanilla
½tsp(3g) baking soda
½tsp(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.
Notes
Optional: Sprinkle tops with sea salt when the first come out of the oven. It takes chocolate up just a notch in flavor.Shortening is preferred over butter for the traditional peanut butter cookie texture.Shortening weighs less than butter: 1/2 cup shortening weighs 96g and butter weighs 113g.