Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Submitted by lucy k.

"I clipped this from a magazine -- can't remember which. It is credited to 'The Inn at Cedar Falls' in Logan, Ohio."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 5 dozen

ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1⁄4 cups creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Butter baking sheets.
3. Beat butter, peanut butter and sugars in a large bowl until blended.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
5. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt, and blend into peanut butter mixture until just combined.
6. Stir in chocolate chips.
7. Form into 1 inch balls, spaced 2 inches apart.
8. Flatten in a crisscross pattern with a fork Bake about 10 minutes, until dry on top and golden brown on bottom.
9. Cook on racks.

Reviews

[JillAZ]

These cookies are delicious! I made them today and all of my kids LOVED them! I asked them how many stars and it was a definate 5! Very easy to make. The chocolate and peanut butter go great together. I did add 1/2 tsp.(about - I eyeballed it) of vanilla to the batter. If you wet your fork with a little water it doesn't stick to the dough when you are making the criss cross pattern. The dough is rather soft. These are a definate keeper. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[djafishfria]

Very yummy. I substituted 1/2 cup of flour for a 1/2c. of coco for a choclaty taste, although you could definatly taste the peanut butter. Will make again!