Favorite Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Recently I had to make some cookies for a party. Much to my dismay, I was out of chocolate chips and had one bag of peanut butter chips I didn't know what to do with. This recipe was (fortunately) a successful experiment as I crossed my favorite brownie and chocolate chip cookie recipes. My family likes it better than both. It tastes something like a peanut butter cup in cookie form.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 149 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup butter
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup vegetable shortening
• 1 (12 ounce) package peanut butter chips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Drop spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.

Step 3

Beat butter, shortening, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat the first egg into the butter until completely blended, then beat in the vanilla with the second egg. Mix flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt in another bowl; mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture until just incorporated. Fold in peanut butter chips, mixing just enough to evenly combine.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until cookies are set, about 8 minutes.