Candi's Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

These cookies are very soft. You can also use chocolate chips instead of the peanut butter chips.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 181 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups peanut butter chips
• 1 tablespoon applesauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Stir together the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa; set aside.

Step 3

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and applesauce. Blend in the dry ingredients to form a dough. Fold in the peanut butter chips by hand. Drop the dough by teaspoons two inches apart on a ungreased cookie sheet.