Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Hi everybody~ it’s Ruthie from Cooking with Ruthie, and I’m so happy to be visiting with y’all again.
Today, I’ve brought one of our favorite cookie recipes… Peanut Butter Cookies but they’re even tastier all dressed up with some mouth-watering milk chocolate on them.
These Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies are going to
put a smile on everybody’s lips that eats one :)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 C shortening
- 1/2 C peanut butter (I used creamy)
- 1/2 C brown sugar
- 1/2 C granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 C flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 C milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 tsp oil
- sheet of parchment paper
- 1/4 C peanut butter chips, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Coat half sheet pan with cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl cream shortening and peanut butter, add sugars; mix until smooth.
- Add egg; mix well.
- Add dry ingredients all at once; mix just until incorporated.
- Scoop by teaspoonfuls onto prepared pan, cross mark with a fork.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Cool on rack.
- Put chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, add oil, microwave for 15 seconds, stir well.
- Microwave another 15 seconds, stir until smooth.
- Repeat a third time if needed.
- Using a sppon to assist- coat half of each cookie with chocolate, set on parchment paper and sprinkle with chopped peanut butter chips for garnish.
- Allow to cool to set.
- Enjoy!
Summer is flying by and it’s hard to believe it’s already almost the end of July! I hope your summer is going well and you’re enjoying lots of fun with family and friends.
Here are a couple of yummy summer recipe ideas…
BBQ Pineapple Meatball Skewers
Heirloom Tomato Caprese Kabobs
Strawberries and Cream Baked Donuts
I’ve had a busy couple of weeks getting my blog all spiffed up with fresh new look… I’d love have you come on over and check ‘er out sometime at www.cookingwithruthie.com or connect with me on Pinterest, Google+, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Happy Cooking!
xoxo~ Ruthie
Thx for sharing Ruthie. I liked your carrot peeling tip too :-) have a blessed day
Yummy!
God Bless!
Sound great, but I need to hop over to see the donut recipe. I’m obsessed with baked donuts!
Oh yumm! I love peanut butter cookies!