Chocolate Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Submitted by GalicioBocharit

"Soft and chewy, chocolatey and peanut-buttery! And easy...this is a variation on the Hershey's Doubly Chocolate Cookies recipe."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 30 cookies

ingredients

• 0.22 lb margarine, softened
• 0.22 lb unsweetened peanut butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 2⁄3 cup cocoa powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup coarsely chopped nuts (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to medium heat. In a large mixer bowl, beat margarine, peanut butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until smooth.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the dries together: flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
3. Add dries to wets and stir until well mixed. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Roll into balls and place on wax paper on a cookie sheet.
4. Bake 8-10 minutes or until just set. Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet (cookies are soft and will fall apart otherwise!).