A drizzle of melted chocolate takes these classic peanut butter cookies to a whole new level. If you want even more peanutty flavor, try topping these peanut butter cookies with chopped peanuts.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
refrigeration time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 27 minutes
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly-packed dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Preparation:
- Cream peanut butter, butter and sugars together with an electric mixer until fluffy.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to peanut butter mixture until well-incorporated.
- Refrigerate 1-3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Form dough into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten with a fork, making a criss-cross pattern. Bake 10-12 minutes.
- Cool on wire racks.
- When cookies are completely cooled, place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe container. Heat on 50% power for 1 minute. Stir, and repeat until completely melted. Drizzle melted chocolate over cooled cookies.
