Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Delicious peanut-butter indulgence!

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.  Add the butter to the mixer and whip.

Add the 1/2 cup peanut butter to the butter.

Add the 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar.

Add the 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 egg.

Add the 1 teaspoon baking soda and one cup of flour, mix, then add the remaining 1/2 cup flour.

Add the 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips and gently mix in.

Beautiful; delicious-- my favorite!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cooking Time:  12 minutes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Total time: 42 minutes
Makes about 2 dozen cookies (mine: 24 cookies)

Per Cookie:
Calories: 227 calories
Fat: 14 g
Sodium: 28 mg
Carbs: 24 g
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 3 g

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips


Directions:
1.  Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and whip up the butter in mixer until no clumps are seen.
2.  Add 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar and mix.
3.  Add the 1 teaspoon vanilla extract , then add the egg and mix very well.
4.  Add the 1 teaspoon baking soda to the dough, along with one cup of flour.
5.  Add remaining 1/2 cup of flour.
6.  Add the 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips, gently.
7.  Form into balls on parchment covered pans, or pans covered with aluminum foil, sprayed with non-stick spray.
8.  Bake for 10 minutes, checking often afterward (mine took about 12 minutes to fully bake).


** Adapted from VeryBestBaking's Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe --  http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/30357/Old-Fashioned-Peanut-Butter-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies/detail.aspx  **

My favorite--delicious!  Enjoy!