Crunchy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
My favorite twist on this recipe is to create hearts for Valentine's Day for my special little ones. Whether you make hearts or the old standby, your family will feel, and taste, the love Adapted from: cooksillustrated.com
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Servings: 5 dozen
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 c All Purpose flour If using White Lily brand flour, add an additional 5 tablespoons.
- 1/2 t baking soda
- 1/2 t baking powder
- 1/2 t Kosher salt
- 1 c butter, room temperature
- 1 c dark brown sugar
- 1 c granulated sugar
- 1 c peanut butter, extra crunchy(JIF)
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 t vanilla
- 1 c honey roasted peanuts
- 1 bag mini- chocolate chips(10 oz bag)
Instructions
- Whisk the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- In mixing bowl, beat butter and sugars.
- Add in peanut butter, eggs and vanillla. Blend thoroughly.
- Gradually mix in dry ingredients.
- Stir crushed peanuts and chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the cookie dough.
- Using a medium scoop, drop dough 2" apart on rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Criss-cross top of cookie dough with a fork dipped in flour.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 14 minutes. Place on cooling rack to cool.
- To make hearts, drop 2 small scoops(melon ball) of dough side-by-side.. Press together to make a heart shape using index fingers and thumbs from both hands simultaneously. Criss-coss heart with floured fork. Bake as instructed above.