Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Quick and easy chocolate peanut butter cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Soft, thick, and full of brown sugar, cocoa powder, chocolate chips.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade cookies

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 9 mins

Total Time 19 mins

Servings Cookies

Calories 119

Author Abeer Rizvi

Ingredients

1/2 cup Shortening Butter flavor
3/4 cup Peanut butter Creamy
1 1/4 cups Brown sugar
1 Egg Large
2 tbsp Milk Whole or 2%
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups All-purpose flour
1/3 cup Cocoa powder Can add up to 1/2 cup if you want a very strong chocolate flavor
1 tsp Baking soda
1/2 cup Mini chocolate chips Semisweet

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, add shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, egg, milk, vanilla extract and mix until combined and smooth.
Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and mix until just combined.
Stir in chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
Scoop out small portions of the dough and roll them into balls.
Note: If dough is too sticky, chill in fridge for 30-40 minutes to make it easier to handle. If dough is to dry, mix in a little more milk.
Place them on a cookie tray, lined with parchment paper.
Flatten them with a "criss-cross" pattern, using a fork.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 8-9 minutes or until edges are firm and center is slightly soft.
Remove from oven and allow them to cool completely in the pan and then, enjoy!

Notes

Read all my tips above.
Leftovers can be stored in a cookie jar at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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