I Blog What I Bake

Generally speaking, the only place I like peanut butter is on a PBJ sandwich. I have never been a fan of peanut butter cookies, any kind of baked peanut butter or things flavored with peanut butter. I think a peanut butter flavored jelly bean was quite possibly one of the worst things I ever ate.  That said, making a Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie seemed a bit masochistic.  But since I like  to do things that don’t  make sense, I decided to try and make a peanut butter cookie that I would like.  I do love Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, so I set out to make a cookie that would taste as much like that as possible.

In the end they turned out great and tasted quite a bit like a Reese’s Cup.  Word of advice, have milk handy…these cookies are rich!

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Makes approximately 30 cookies

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
2 eggs (room temperature)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 cups milk chocolate or semisweet chips
1 11oz bag Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In one bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda. If you don’t have a sifter whisk them together. In a separate large bowl beat the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy. Using a wooden, spoon stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture in three parts.

Next, stir in the peanut butter until it is well incorporated.

Add both the peanut butter chips and chocolate chips.

Roll tablespoon sized balls of dough and place them on a cookie sheet and flatten slightly. I like to use a Silpat for all of my cookies because NOTHING ever sticks and the cookies seem to cook more evenly.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Allow to cool for a few minutes on the sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack.

Grab a glass of milk and enjoy!

Thanks everyone for reading! My posts may be a little less frequent going forward. I have rejoined the work world of 9-5 and won’t have as much time to spend in the kitchen.  I will try to post once a week!