So everyone loves the delicious combo of chocolate and peanut butter (sorry peanut allergy-ers!), and in cookie form, that combo becomes even more irresistible. These cookies add the secret weapon of chopped peanuts to that duo to make one of my favorite recipes ever.
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| PEANUTS! The secret weapon. |
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups (12-ounce package) semi sweet chocolate morsels
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped peanuts
-Preheat oven to 375.
-Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl.
-Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and peanut butter in a large bowl until nice and creamy.
-Beat in egg and vanilla.
-Gradually beat in flour mixture.
-Stir in chocolate morsels and peanuts.
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| Can I just eat the batter please? |
-Drop dough onto ungreased baking sheets and flatten slightly with the back side of a spoon.
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| Gratuitous chocolate morsel shot |
-Remove from oven and let stand for about 4 minutes.
-Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
-Eat the whole batch with a cold glass of milk while watching a movie (this last step is just a suggestion).
