Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
This cookie recipe is a peanut butter lover's dream! Chocolate and peanut butter are two flavors that were made for each other. You'll love these soft and fudgy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies!!!
Servings: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter-flavored shortening or shortening
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar, packed
- 3 Tbsps milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or a large bowl and handheld mixer, beat together shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla. Add the egg; mix until just combined and scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the dry ingredients to the mixing bowl with the peanut butter mixture; mix until combined
- Scoop the cookie dough into 1 to 1 ½-inch dough balls. Roll each ball between your hands and place 12 (3-across x 4-down) dough balls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Using a fork, press the dough down vertically and then horizontally to form a crisscross pattern.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes, just until set around the edges. Cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container for 7 days or freeze for up to 3 months.