CHOCOLATE CHIP PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies image

Provided by Nor Mac

Categories Cookies

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 c smooth peanut butter like jiff or skippy
1 c softened butter
1/2 c granulated sugar
1 c packed dark brown sugar
2 eggs
11/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 c all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powdet
2 c good quality milk chocolate chips

Steps:

1. Mix peanut butter, butter and both sugars in a bowl until smooth.
2. Add in the eggs and vanilla. Beat on low until combined well.
3. In another bowl. Sift the flour, salt and baking powder.
4. Add half of sifted mixture to peanut butter mixture. Beat together on low. Add remaining flour. Mixture. Beat together on low until no traces of flour show.
5. Add chocolate chips. Mix together well.
6. Chill dough in refrigerator for 2- 3 hours.
7. Heat oven to 350 degree's.
8. Make twelve 2 inch balls from dough. Refrigerate remaining dough until 1st batch is baked.
9. Place balls on parchment lined pan or ungreased sheet pan.
10. Press on cookie balls with a fork lengthwise and widthwise.
11. Bake at 350 degree's 12 minutes or until bottoms of cookies are browned. Let cool on pan 5 -10 minutes before moving to rack to finish cooling.