Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
It's been so long since last December. The Snackdown continues; it just isn't very exciting right now. I'm diligently, if quietly, testing recipes daily. Right now, I'm on a cookie binge. Because I'm waiting for my tasting crew to assemble for the Sweet Seven round of the Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie competition, I'm dabbling in non-chocolate chip cookies. This is sort of like the muffin battle, where individual recipes fight to stay in the collection. Here's a keeper:
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookieswww.verybestbaking.com
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour ·
2/3 cup Baking Cocoa ·
1 teaspoon baking soda ·
1/4 teaspoon salt ·
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened ·
3/4 cup granulated sugar ·
2/3 cup packed brown sugar ·
1 teaspoon vanilla extract ·
2 large eggs ·
1 2/3 cups (11-oz. pkg.) Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate MorselsPREHEAT oven to 350° F.
COMBINE flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels. Drop by well-rounded teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
BAKE for 8 to 10 minutes or until centers are set. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
I used the peanut butter-chocolate swirl chips. Made ~ 5 dozen tasty chocolaty-peanut buttery cookies.
Dinner last night: leftover shepardic beef stew
Dinner tonight: cookie dough