When I found out about the Cookie Swap I was so excited. To me it sounded like such a fun way to discover other bloggers and a great way to kick off some holiday baking. The big question of course was what am I going to make? I mean, these cookies are going to other bloggers who I don’t know so they better be good. I scoured the web looking for the perfect recipe and decided that since I’ve never made a Peanut Butter cookie and I love Chocolate I’ll combine the two and call it a day.
Saying there are a lot of recipes for this cookie on the web is an understatement. I must have printed off a good dozen before I finally decided on this one I found on Food.com. The ingredient that caught my eye was oatmeal. You can’t really tell it’s in there but it just does something for the cookie.
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal whirled in a food processor
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups Ghirardelli 60% cacao chips
- ½ cup sugar additional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line cookie sheets with Parchment paper or use a Silpat.
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugars.
- Add peanut butter, eggs and vanilla.
- In another bowl add the oats, flour, baking soda, and salt then combine with a whisk.
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet, stirring until combined.
- Add chocolate chips to the mix.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto cookie sheets.
- Place extra ½ cup sugar into a shallow bowl and using the bottom of a glass, dip it in the sugar then slightly flatten the dough balls.
- Bake for approx. 11-14 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool before transferring to rack to cool completely.
Notes
You can leave your oats whole if you do not have a food processor or just don’t feel like using it. To make your cookies picture perfect, leave a few chips out of the mix and place on top of your scooped dough balls before baking. The sugar and smooshing are optional. I think the cookies cooked better when they were flattened and I like how they sparkle from the sugar after they are baked.