This concoction is what I got when I mixed a basic chocolate cookie recipe with a basic peanut butter cookie recipe and added a couple ingredients I thought complimented the original flavors. They turned out slightly dry, so I would contemplate adding some oil or substituting cake flour for part or all of the all purpose flour the recipe calls for if I make them again. The flavors were spot on though, so all in all I was quite happy with how they turned out.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all purpose flour, SIFTED
- 2/3 cup of cocoa (any brand will do, although the taste will be different depending on the quality of your cocoa)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional, i like the flavor)
- 1 cup butter (two sticks, room-temperature)
- 1 cup peanut butter (you can add more or less depending on how peanut-buttery you wish your cookies to be. also, you can use any type of peanut butter you wish… i went with unsalted creamy b/c that’s what i had in the pantry)
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 8 to 10 ounces white chocolate chips (separated in half)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In a medium bowl combine sifted flour, cocoa, baking soda and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a large bowl beat butter, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add the egg and beat well.
- Gradually add the flour mixture, mixing well after each bit is added
- Fold in half of the white chocolate chips.
- Roll teaspoon-sized balls of dough and drop onto an ungreased baking sheet. Push down lightly on the top of the balls to flatten (I did the classic peanut butter cookie flattening using a fork and alternating directions in order to create a criss-cross pattern) and then manually add some of the white chocolate chips to the cookies.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes (ovens will vary, but these cookies will cook slightly after being taken out of the oven, so don’t over cook!). Let cool on the baking sheet for two minutes and then allow to fully cool on a wire baking rack. Repeat until dough is all gone (you will probably be tempted to eat loads of it before finishing… I know I did! eep!). This recipe should make about 4 dozen cookies.
- Eat! Enjoy! Share!
