chocolate peanut butter cookies

 
We were ready for a good thick, chewy cookie and I found this Double Chocolate Peanut Chip Cookies recipe that fit the bill. That wasn’t the original name for the cookie, but I changed the name to fit the ingredients I put in them.

They’re chocolate peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips and peanuts, so that’s the best name I could come up with!

I highly recommend these cookies, but a word of warning – only bake them 12 minutes. Since they’re chocolate cookies, it’s hard to tell when they’re done and the bottoms burn after 12 minutes. The recipe said to bake them 12-15 minutes and I tried 14, 13, and then finally 12 minutes, which was perfect.

Double Chocolate Peanut Chip Cookies are extra large, chewy and thick with dry-roasted peanuts and chocolate chips in every bite. We really like them and would make them for any occasion or just for every day snacking.

Double Chocolate Peanut Chip Cookies

Yield: 36 cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 27 minutes

Really good, but only bake for 12 minutes - no more - to get that wonderfully chewy texture.  Best the first or second day.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 C .butter,  softened
• 1/2 C shortening
• 1 C smooth peanut butter
• 1 C granulated sugar
• 1 C firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 C all-purpose flour
• 1/3 C unsweetened cocoa, sifted
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 C dry-roasted peanuts
• 1 (11.5 to 12 oz.) bag chocolate chips or chocolate chunks

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; add peanut butter and sugars, beating well. Add eggs, beating until well combined.
3. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients. Add to butter mixture, beating well. Stir in peanuts and chocolate chips.
4. Shape dough into 2" balls (about 2 tbsp.) Flatten slightly, and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 12 minutes. Cool on pan 2 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

You can use chunky peanut butter, but I think smooth is better since you also add the dry-roasted peanuts.

This calls for 2" round dough balls and make fairly large cookies. Again, only bake for 12 minutes or they'll burn on the bottom.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 36 Serving Size: 1 cookie
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 193Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 159mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 1gSugar: 12gProtein: 4g

Nutrition Values are Approximate