Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

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Chocolate and peanut butter are a classic combination. These cookies are made a little bigger than usual to satisfy those giant cravings. For more chocolate flavor add 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips when you add the peanut butter chips.

Difficulty: Easy

Hands-on: 15 minutesTotal: 35 minutes

Makes: 30 cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup vegetable shortening
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅔ cup cocoa powder
  • ¾ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2 cups peanut butter chips

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 2 large baking sheets.
  • In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, shortening, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs.
  • Combine dry ingredients; blend into butter mixture. Stir in peanut butter chips.
  • Drop by heaping tablespoons onto baking sheets. Bake 10–12 minutes, or until just set.
  • Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling.

Recipe Information

Makes: 30 cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup vegetable shortening
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅔ cup cocoa powder
  • ¾ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2 cups peanut butter chips

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 2 large baking sheets.
  • In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, shortening, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs.
  • Combine dry ingredients; blend into butter mixture. Stir in peanut butter chips.
  • Drop by heaping tablespoons onto baking sheets. Bake 10–12 minutes, or until just set.
  • Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Information
Amount per serving
Calories220
Total Fat12g
Saturated Fat7g
Cholesterol20mg
Sodium95mg
Total Carbohydrate27g
Dietary Fiber2g
Sugars19g
Protein3g