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Servings:
36
cookies
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Soft, rich, chewy chocolate cookies with peanut butter chips. Sooo good, especially when served warm and gooey.
Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Cook Time
10
minutes
mins
Total Time
40
minutes
mins
Ingredients
¾
cup
cocoa powder
2
cups
all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon
baking soda
½
teaspoon
sea salt
1
cup
vegetable shortening
,
such as Crisco
2
cups
sugar
2
eggs
2
teaspoons
vanilla extract
10
oz
peanut butter chips
,
one bag
Cookie sheet
Parchment paper
Mixer
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Combine
flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt
in a bowl. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, beat
shortening
and
sugar
together with a hand mixer or stand mixer until fluffy. Add
eggs
and
vanilla
and continue mixing.
Slowly add
flour mixture
until well combined. Fold in
peanut butter chips
.
Form into balls (the size of a rounded tablespoon) and place onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake approximately 8-9 minutes until set (but not firm).
Notes
I recommend shortening for softer cookies, but you can use butter instead.
Do not use special dark cocoa, use the regular kind.
Author:
Kate
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Diet:
Vegetarian
Nutrition Facts
Calories
169
kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
22
g
(7%)
Protein
3
g
(6%)
Fat
9
g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
4
g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3
g
Trans Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
11
mg
(4%)
Sodium
83
mg
(4%)
Potassium
39
mg
(1%)
Fiber
1
g
(4%)
Sugar
14
g
(16%)
Vitamin A
13
IU
Calcium
5
mg
(1%)
Iron
1
mg
(6%)
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